Those In Whom The Fire Has Been Kindled
Eirene writes a blog that I love called “He is My Delight.” I previously named her blog as one of the top five blogs I wouldn’t unsubscribe from. I had hoped to capture one of her quotes from her latest post on twitter, but it’s too long to tweet and too great to cut. So, I share it for you here for the good of your soul.
Her post is about those whose hearts have been lit on fire by a word from God. Eirene says:
“Speak to me God!” is the cry of their heart, and they treasure one word from heaven over 10,000 message[s] from the most learned theologians.
You can read more of Eirene’s excellent post here.
Food For Thought: Snowmaggedon Edition
Every week here at Pursuing Glory I try to bring together the best posts I’ve found that will equip the end-times church to operate in her God-ordained destiny. These are the best blogs, articles, books and other resources related to our purpose here at this site. Feel free to visit, comment, and make use of the resources found at each site.
This week finds me pretty much snowed in my house, with the news predicting 8 to 12 inches of snow. There are a lot worse things that could happen. I got to play with some of the most fun kids I know. There’s nothing quite like spontaneous, fun, free time with the family. If only I didn’t have to shovel first. And now, on to the links:
If We Have Been Raised With Christ
One of the traps we fall into frequently is letting the things of Jesus distract us from actually knowing and following Him. Quincy at Christ the Center takes a look at Paul’s instruction to the Colossians and how we can reclaim the wonder of simply knowing Christ.
One of the downfalls of making the transition into an organic church setting is that we can lose focus on our Master in the process. That’s why I love this post by Mercy and Wolfgang Simson at While We Slept. Being some of the original house church thinkers, they’re still finding themselves longing to know Jesus. I think you’ll enjoy this post.
This post by JD at Missiologically Thinking focuses on taking time to reflect on everything that you’re doing to increase Kingdom fruit. Getting this sort of macro-level thinking to happen frequently is important as we move forward in the days ahead.
Keith at Subversive1 shares about his journey into loving the poor more effectively. This is one area I think house churches are particularly well suited for.
Plant Churches Like a Missionary, Not a Pastor
One of the errors I see many rushing into is the tendency to think that just by planting a church, the lost will automatically get saved and discipled. Dave writes at the Resurgence about the need to be a missionary while planting a church, and not getting sucked into pastoring a group of only saved individuals.
Photo Credit: Design Probes – Food for Thought by centralasian.
When You Just Don’t Understand (Thirty Days To Greater Fruitfulness, Day 27)
This blog was temporarily overtaken In September by my Thirty Days To Greater Fruitfulness Challenge. This post is one of the final days I did not get to post until now. You can find out more by checking out the Introduction.
One of the joys of this journey is that I’m beginning to hear on a much clearer level than I have in a long time. This is great. The only problem is, what happens when you totally do not understand what you hear? What do you do with those things you don’t quite get?
Case in point: I woke up this morning with a very clear word on my heart. It was like God whispered it to me when I woke up. He said, “I’m giving to you the books of service.” What does that mean? I immediately began to recall the heavenly scrolls that God would give to his prophets. These weren’t for reading, the scrolls (or books) contained heavenly realities that were being imparted to the prophets (Ezekiel 3:1-3, Revelation 10:8-10). So, I guess I have a little bit of a grid for what God is talking about.
The other interesting thing is when I went to lunch today I was thinking about what I heard and was tempted to write it off as just something I dreamt. But as I was eating, I read some of Nudge by Leonard Sweet. I just “so happened” to be reading the the part of the book where Len focuses in on spiritual hearing being the main source where we become awake to what God is doing. To paraphrase what I read, everything begins with what you hear and whether you are willing to listen.
So while I feel like the Lord is confirming what I heard, it doesn’t answer any of my more specific questions. What is a book of service? And what should I do with it? What is it supposed to impart to me? And how do I respond to this? I’m asking Him these questions when I’m not listening. I’ll let you know when I get a response.
As you were listening, did you hear anything you didn’t understand? What did you do about it? Tell us in the comment section.
Join us on the “Thirty Days to Greater Fruitfulness” experiment. For all of September we spent 30 minutes in silent prayer listening to Jesus and then acting on what He asked us to do. Then we blogged about the changes that were occurring in our lives through the marriage of listening and obedience. It’s not too late. If you’re just checking out that experiment feel free to jump in. And if you want more information, you can check it out here.
Photo Credit: September WallPaper Calendar by DewDreams
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