We are now just under one month from FireUP be.loved 2011, and our amazing leadership team is in full stride preparing for your arrival. Registrations are climbing, food vendors are readying their menus, worship teams are excited, and most importantly, prayer for this event is hitting a climax. To help us out, you can jump online to register yourself and your group so we can ensure we’re prepared for your arrival. Having your registration allows us to make sure we have enough seating, make sure the vendors have enough food, and connect you with a host church if you have need.
Business aside, I want to share for a few minutes about some of the things you will experience this year during FireUP be.loved.
Worship is our highest calling, we will be enthralled with it throughout eternity, and we want to do on earth what we’ll be doing in heaven, so worship will be a major focus during FireUP, and will be very intense. Each session will include a couple hours of worship. It is often while you’re worshiping that God will be gently speaking and probing your heart. I want to encourage you to allow Him to deal with sin, wounds from your past, loneliness, disappointments. Often, He will also speak to you about His love for you, who you are to Him, and His hopes, dreams, and future for your life. Let Him have His way in you during worship.
The Word is also eternal, and unending. You will hear preaching that is both Biblical, and applicable to what is on God’s heart for this event. The Word of God is alive, it is active, and it pierces to the depths of one’s heart. God speaks to each of us individually as we listen to His spoken Word. And if we are willing to respond to what He is saying, His Word will bear fruit in us.
Respond. Jesus repeatedly attached amazing promises to phrases like, “if you abide in my word.” Or, “If you obey my commands.” Phrases in which he required a response to His Word. And if we respond, He promised great reward. Abundance of life, freedom from sin, joy, love, peace, hope. All of these were promised us if we respond in obedience to His Word. As God speaks to your heart during the conference, be sure to respond. Many times, I have witnessed life-changing moments because a person simply responded to God’s Word that was spoken to their hearts. I have seen men instantly set free of lifelong sexual sin, simply because they let someone pray for them. We have a well trained and loving prayer team. I know each person on that team would love to serve you by praying for your needs, whatever they might be.
I believe God will move powerfully at FireUP be.loved. This week we had an incredible prayer meeting in which we were encouraged greatly by the Lord. My hope is that each of you will receive everything He desires for you during this upcoming weekend. Come expecting. Come anticipating. See you in four weeks!
