Venga, unete al festín (F.E.A.S.T)

¿Estas hambriento para Dios? ¿Tienes el deseo de ser saciado por su presencia y su amor? Invito que vengas conmigo a un festín (F.E.A.S.T). Desde el primero de marzo a 9 de abril estaremos celebrando junto en la mesa redonda de Dios (Esta página de discusión) Esto es parte de menú que estaremos ofreciendo en este festín.

F=Fast (ayuno) Usualmente se refiere la abstinencia de la comida pero aquí estaremos utilizándolo para distintas cosas. Ayunar tiende a revelar las cosas que nos controlamos. También puede ser usando como una forma de adorar. Cuando ayunas de lo que recomendamos para ese día particular, notaras cuantas veces entra a tu mente y afecta a tu diario vivir. Esto será un asunto que debería traer ante Dios para que te ayude.

Lea 1 Samuel 7 Como Samuel y el pueblo de Israel ayunaron y eliminaron aquellas cosas que alejaba a Dios y como Dios vino y milagrosamente ayudo a ellos

E=Encourage. (Animar) Cada día sugeriremos una forma de cómo animarnos. Sera algo que puedes hacer fácilmente. Se creativo. Puedes ser llamar a una persona o escribir una nota y compartirlo con una persona. Este puede ser un compañero de estudio o de trabajo. Esto es una forma de demostrar el amor hacia lo demás.

Mis queridos hermanos, continuémonos amándonos los unos a los otros ya que el amor proviene de Dios. Todo aquel que ama es nacido de Dios y experimenta una relación El. 1 Juan 4: 7 Message Bible traducido por BV

A=Admit (Admisión) Confesión es vital para conocer el poder de Dios. Preguntaremos cada día si el asunto que proponemos es un área que necesita que El trabaje en ti. Puedes traer este asunto a Dios en oración. No desearíamos dejar este asunto pasar por alto.

Estamos engañando a nosotros mismo si decimos que estamos libre de pecado. Un reclamo como esto no tiene sentido. Por otra parte si confesamos nuestros pecados, El no nos abandonara y cumplirá con su palabra 1 Juan 1:8 Traducido por BV

S=Scripture. (Pasaje bíblico) Para conocer a Dios debería leer sus cartas de amor hacia ti. Cada día daremos un pasaje bíblico para su lectura.

Que habite en ustedes la palabra de Cristo con toda su riqueza:… Colosenses 3:16 (Nueva Versión Internacional)

T=Trust or Thankfulness (Confiar o Agradecimiento) Cada día sugeriremos algo para dar gracia o confiar. Edificar tu confianza en el señor. Reconocer que El es el todopoderoso and desea lo mejor para ti. También dar gracias por sus bondades y maravillas.

Dichoso el que pone su confianza en el Señor…..Salmos 40:4 NIV y ¡Que den gracias al Señor por su gran amor, por sus maravillas en favor de los hombres Salmos 107:21 NIV

Estoy ansioso en participar juntos con ustedes de este festín y también Dios

warning: cannot be contained…

God cannot be contained. It’s a fact: You cannot put God in a box. It’s obvious, isn’t it? I mean, this is God we are talking about, not some bargain item you bought at the mall the other day. God cannot be contained, right?

So many times, without realizing it, we try to do just that. We try to put God in a box and wrap Him with a nice little bow. We try to go and do things our way and tell God how we are going to do His work, instead of listening to how He wants it done. It’s a dangerous  thing to think that way, but some churches do it more often then they are willing to admit.

Many times in our personal walk we emulate that mentality. We do the right things, say the right words, and try to act as how we believe a Christian should act. We take religion and the concepts of Christianity and try to put it in a little box with a nice little bow. Many times we take it and categorize God together with it and call it Christianity. But God is not bound by the rules of man; He is a star Maker and life Breather and He is too large for us to even wrap our minds around Him.

I recently watched a sermon by Louie Giglio, in which he spoke of just how big God is. On the map of the universe, the earth on which we live is not even visible to the human eye. The God we worship is so huge, yet He cares for us who live on this spec of dust we call the planet earth.

Science proves God’s greatness. I can’t recall the star that scientists recently discovered, but in the picture of this star that is billions of light years away, a distinct shape can be seen in its center – a silhouette of the cross.  Amazing, huh? I’m so glad that the God of all creation is that big because that means that there is no problem, no situation, no circumstance, and nothing that I go through that He cannot handle. But God cares about the small details too.

In part two of his sermon, Loui Giglio introduces his audience to lamenin. Its a tiny protein that basically acts as the glue that holds us together. If you were to see a diagram or see a picture of lamenin, it would blow your mind. Why? Because it just so happens that this protein is in the shape of the cross. I love what Mr. Giglio says when he points out that this proves that “in Christ all things hold together.”

The complexity of the human body is so precise and wonderfully constructed with detail, that scientists still don’t know everything about it. This is proof that God is not only huge, but also cares about the small things. I’m glad of this evidence, because it  shows that my problems, situations, and circumstances are never too small for Him to deal with. God is in the big picture and in the details.

Sometimes I think that when someone picks up God’s word for the first time that they should see a warning label on the cover. The label should read: “Warning: cannot be contained”, because when we get to know the Lord and receive His love, we should not be able to to keep it to ourselves. God and His love cannot be contained! It doesn’t always come in the ways we want or expect it, but that’s the wonderful thing about Him. He is not bound to the ways we think, but expresses Himself in the utmost creative ways beyond our imagination!

If you claim to know Christ and no one else around you knows you follow Him unless you tell them,then  re-evaluate how you know God. I’m not saying you should go around to each person you meet and announce you are a Christian, but be honest about your walk with Christ or lack of one. When each individual, who makes up the body of Christ, is truly walking with Him, the impossible becomes possible; mountains can be moved; the earth can be shaken; His work completed  and His  second coming hastened.

When Christ is not the only option in your life and you can choose to take Him or leave Him, you might as well not have Him.  Because God will not be taken half-heartedly. Being in a relationship with Him requires all of you -  mind, body, and heart.

So, if you have been praying or doing what you think God wants, and haven’t seen His hand moving or seen His blessings, then maybe you haven’t really been listening to what He’s trying to tell you.  Maybe you’ve limited what God could do through you – maybe you tried putting Him in a box with a little bow. Remember that it’s God you’re dealing with and He cannot and will not be contained…

NEW Young Adult Church in Atlanta, GA

FUSION

church

launches

March 21, ‘09

Casual. Contemporary. Christian.

FUSION meets in an art gallery, The DeFoor Centre, just a few exits north of downtown Atlanta.

At least 80% or more of the attendants are Young Adults in their 20’s and 30’s. Many are unchurched or just coming back to church.

FUSION is a new emerging faith community of people who are passionate about Jesus and His incredible love and grace. We are casual and contemporary… a safe place for you to explore life, faith, and God and not worry about where you’ve been or what you’ve done. We’re not worried about it and welcome and accept anyone – no matter your age, ethnicity, style (or lack of style), background, beliefs, doubts, fears and failures.

We understand that each of us is on a journey and we want you to be true to yourself in exploring spiritual depth. We believe that as you do, along with us, God will be more fully revealed – along with His love and grace, forgiveness and healing, peace and hope, laughter and joy, as well as the purpose and meaning for our lives.

Some churches are creative and have a lot of fun. Other churches dig deep into the Bible. A few churches are great at connecting people. FUSIONchurch aims to be all three.

Vision

Unleashing the Power of Together

FUSION is the process of atomic nuclei uniting together at the sun and the difference in mass between them is released as power. We feel that power at over 93 Million miles away!

When we come together in unity around the Son of God, Jesus Christ, God’s power is released in our lives and felt at far-reaching distances. As we lay down our differences and unite in Christ, we unleash the power of together!

United together in Christ, we are a powerful force for good.

Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one;
they get a better return for their labor.
~Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NLT)

Mission

FUSIONchurch has no mission apart from God. It’s not the church’s mission but rather it is God’s mission. We are simply joining God in what He is already doing.

FUSIONchurch is UNLEASHING THE POWER OF TOGETHER through God’s mission:

Search. Find. Form. Send.

God searched for me. I will search for others.
God found me and is forming me into something new.
God will find others through me and form them into a new creation.
As Jesus Christ was sent for us, and then sent us, we send each other…
To go… and make followers of Jesus.

When we gather, God’s power is unleashed in us and then through us as we go back out on His mission. Many churches gather for a worship service and stop there. America is home to many 1-hour Christians every week, practical atheists, who “believe” in God but don’t live like it matters.

We gather to…

“Encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.”
~ (Hebrews 10:24,25)

We cannot separate the Word of God from the work of God. The church, as the body of Christ, is not only the mouth for Jesus but also His hands and feet.

FUSIONchurch seeks to impact the lives of others in significantly measurable and tangible ways – to fight injustice and oppression, to relieve hunger and poverty, and ultimately to inspire and restore purpose through the abundant life Jesus offers humanity through selfless love and giving.

For thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out… I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord GOD. “I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick.”
~ Ezekiel 34:11-16

Please PRAY for FUSION and connect us with anyone you may know in Atlanta!

You can join our   ::   FUSIONchurch Facebook Group

We are holding a 21-Day Prayer Campaign from March 1-21, leading up to our Grand Opening. You can log onto Facebook and post a prayer on our Group page beginning March 1.

May the mission of God come alive in Young Adults… may they be empowered to live for Christ and share the Good News of salvation by grace through faith, and tell of His glorious return and the hope in everlasting life… may they seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick… may they BE THE CHURCH by being the hands and feet of Jesus.

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~ Chris Bullock

Lead Pastor – FUSIONchurch

www.fusionchurchatlanta.com

Returning to the FEAST, and this time Paying Forward

Last year you may have begun with us a season of spiritual focus called the FEAST, to follow up IGNITION and to ramp into the Passion Week.

This year has been another exceptional season of revolutionary moments and actions in young adult ministry. And in the wake of this year’s IGNITION, CWM, GODencounters, among many other gatherings, I wanted to invite you again to participate in the FEAST, but this time with a twist.

I would ask you to invite someone you are mentoring, ministering to, or sharing with to join you in the FEAST which runs this year from March 1 through April 9 [Maundy Thursday].

You’ll find the invitational link at
http://ignitionblog.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/come-join-the-feast/

Pay forward the experience of a closer encounter with GOD by sharing the experience with someone you care about.

All the best to you in this season of Glory for our King, and know it is my honor to join you in this journey.

Worship As A Way Of Life

We worship. It happens. On purpose. By accident. We worship.

Worship requires something, or someone, to be the object of our affection, our interest, our desire, our obsession.

Steeple nor pew, altar nor temple are needed. Elements, rituals, equipment, rites – aids for our worship. But worship transcends the tools that assist us. Tools only serve to facilitate the deeper connection between the object of worship and the depth of the soul.

Desire links passion with purpose, no matter how right or how wrong, creating a craft of invention. Innovation through action springs forth in worship. Name it any other, it remains to be true. We worship what we want. Worship is selfish. Worship is selfless. It gives glory to its’ object and expects a favor in return. However, unadulterated worship gives glory for its’ own sake. There is no personal agenda other than honoring the beauty in the eye of the beholding worshiper. In this adoration, worship is found to be fragmented with death and yet full of life. Worship becomes a beautiful surrender.

To worship God as a way of life, it is His glory that reigns supreme. The catalyst – our surrender and His mercy. “For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all . . . in view of God’s mercy, offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” (Romans 11:32; 12:1)

Worship (of God) as a way of life becomes all consuming. It requires death to self in order for us to be living sacrifices. It’s easy to be a dead sacrifice. Anyone can die. There is seldom an act of worship in dying. Unless it’s death to self and alive to God. Death to self means death for my disobedience – not to an abstract law but the relevant relationship with my Redeemer.

In light of God’s mercy on my disobedient life, my body (my life: all I am and all I have and all I can do) is sacrificed: my disobedient desires, thoughts, wants are sacrificed on the altar of spiritual worship so that I am living a holy and pleasing life to God. Worship becomes a way of life. The object of my worship: God, receives glory through the way my life is lived out on a day-to-day basis.

Worship is not an event but a way of living. Spiritual acts of godliness permeate the life as the body is in full submission to the Spirit of God as a life of worship.

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~ Chris Bullock                                                                                                                                                                            _________________________

www.fusionchurchatlanta.com

One Year Ago Tonight

One year ago tonight, we began IGNITION in Dallas, TX, simply making a call out to you to be fueled by worship, ignited to disciple, and to spark a revolution. You did more than spark! Over this last year, GOD’s created an inferno through you.

I dare you to do this [although, I have no expectations that anyone will]: Begin with the first entry in February 2008, asking us to consecrate IGNITION and read…

The 160 entries that follow will give you only a small glimpse of the year we have had. The over 500 comments from around the world will not even touch the surface of the glacial number of young adults awakening to GOD’s call to return to His heart [Jeremiah 24/7].

Our lives have been changed!

I would be remiss if I did not mention, along the way…

• some of us have been burnt
• some of us have lost hope
• some of us have been discouraged
• some of us have become comfortable

So, I wanted to just pause this night, and let you know that the GOD who ignited you is still with you. He has not forsaken you. He’s reminding people like me to pray for you and for myself and for all who are GODfollowers. There is no revolution that comes without resistance and this revolution is going to certainly have a fight. So know I’m praying for you, for us, and for those we love.

What GOD has ignited in you is vital, but He’s more in to you, than what you do, what you feel, or what you achieve. Thank you for starting down this road. I am so grateful for you. It is an honor to journey with you. And as we mark this milestone, know that GOD is with us every step of His way.

May tonight we see again a red moon rising.