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Defining & Sustaining God's Fire: SO THAT

The phrase SO THAT appears many times in Scripture. "God gave his only son SO THAT none should perish." John 3:16 "God sent his fire SO THAT people could turn and know him." 1 Kings 18:37 "God saved his people SO THAT they could in turn bless others." John 17 1. What are you called to do SO THAT others can know Christ? 2. What stories stood out to you from the documentary? Why? 3. If you had to put yourself into one scene from the documentary, which one would you want to be a part of? How would you fit in. and what would you want to try? 4. In what ways has God spoken to you? 5. Share a time when you stepped out in faith because you felt it was what God wanted you to do in the moment. 6. Pray. Video Documentary: Holy Ghost Reborn - Darren Wilson

Defining and Sustaining God's Fire: Spread Like Wildfire

Wildfire & Parallel to Evangelism As you burn, others will burn around you. Benefits to a wild fire: Clears out dead underbrush. Creates a chance for new growth to occur. Destroys dead trees to allow for new trees to grow and receive the sun. Bible: Samson and the Foxes Judges 15:3-5 "Samson said to them, 'This time I have a right to get even with the Philistines. I will really harm them.' So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails, lit the torches and let the foxes loose in the standing grain of the Philistines. He burned up the shocks and standing grain together with the vineyards and olive groves." 1. This instance in scripture shows fire used as a destructive force. What was Sampson's motivation in starting this fire? 2. In what ways are evangelism and wildfire similar? 3. What are your first impressions after watching the first half of the docum

Defining and Sustaining God's Fire: Consuming Fire

Vision: water flows to the deepest part. All Consuming Fire. 1 Kings 18: 30-46 Repairing the Altar of the Lord /// Salvation and Jesus repairing our hearts. 12 Stones /// Completeness, God will never do something inside of you that will not last. He takes the time to do it correctly, and with absolute certainty. 12 stones shows completeness as well as stability. Trench around the altar /// Deepest parts of our heart. Wood /// Dead parts in our heart, mind, spirit. Things that we know are not bringing God glory. Bull /// Live parts in our heart, mind, spirit. Things that we know do bring him glory. We need to be able to let go of not only the "bad" things in our life, but also the "good" things in our life. 4 Large Jars of Water. Drenched the Altar 3 Times (12 jars total) /// Maybe this has to do with Baptism? The water signifying life and newness. It also reminds me of Jesus' when he died, there was water that flowed from His side, signifying death. 

Defining and Sustaining God's Fire: New Wine

Glory to glory, new wine in new wine skins. Salvation, working out your salvation through fear and trembling. At salvation, the start, Jesus turns water to wine. This symbolizes your spirit being transformed into the Holy Spirit. Initial transformation does not require new container.s The Holy Spirit just replaces your sinful spirit as an equal deposit. The jars at the Cana Wedding were full to the brim and then the water turned to wine. When you get salvation, the jar doesn't need to be broken. However as you continue in faith and go from glory to glory, the jar needs to break, the wine skin needs to be replaced with something new that can hold the new wine. There are definite levels of salvation. How do I know? It says continue to "work out" your salvation. What happens when you work out, but only an increase! You gain new muscle, new flexibility, new stamina, new weight, new confidence. The old is gone the new has come. The old things are being removed, and new stre