““The church is The church is an eternal an eternal

organismorganism in in the earth, the earth,

doing the will doing the will of God and of God and

accomplishing accomplishing the the purposepurpose of of

God.”God.”

If We If We Are the Are the Body…Body…

Then Let Then Let the Fire the Fire

Fall!Fall!

If We If We Are the Are the Body…Body…

• 1 Corinthians 10:1 – “Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye would not that ye should be ignorantshould be ignorant, how that

all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the

sea”…• 1 Corinthians 10:4 – “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that and that

Rock was ChristRock was Christ.”

• 1 Corinthians 10:6 – “Now these things were our were our

examplesexamples, to the intent we should not lust after evil

things, as they also lusted.”•1 Corinthians 10:11 – “Now all

these things happened unto them for ensamples: and for ensamples: and they are written for our they are written for our

admonitionadmonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.”

The Book Of The Book Of JudgesJudges

But if we are the bodyWhy aren't His arms reaching?Why aren't His hands healing?

Why aren't His words teaching?And if we are the body

Why aren't His feet going?Why is His love not showing

them there is a way?There is a way

We MUST embody the WORD of GodWe MUST embody the IMAGE of GodWe MUST embody the POWER of God

We MUST embody the LIFE of GodWe MUST embody the GLORY of GodWe MUST embody the LOVELOVE of GodWe MUST embody the LIGHTLIGHT of God

But if we are the bodyWhy aren't His arms reaching?Why aren't His hands healing?

Why aren't His words teaching?And if we are the body

Why aren't His feet going?Why is His love not showing

them there is a way?There is a way

Luke 12:48(bLuke 12:48(b)-)-“…“…For unto For unto

whomsoever much whomsoever much is given, of him shall is given, of him shall be much required…”be much required…”

A Physical Crisis

• Luke 4:25 – “But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the

days of Elias, when the heaven when the heaven was shut up three years was shut up three years and six monthsand six months, when great

famine was throughout all the land;”

• James 5:17 – “Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the it rained not on the earth by the space of three earth by the space of three

years and six monthsyears and six months.”

A Economic Crisis

A Political Crisis

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A Moral CrisisA Moral Crisis

• Judges 8:33 – “And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again,

and went a whoring and went a whoring after Baalimafter Baalim, and

made Baalberith their god.”

A Spiritual Crisis

850 to one!

850 to one!

What is the firefire

of God?

What is the firefire

of God?•God’s Presence!

What is the fire of God?• Exodus 3:2 – “And the

angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a

flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and,

behold, the bush

burned with fire, and the bush was not

consumed.”

•God’s PresencePresence!

What is the fire of God?• Exodus 13:21 – “And

the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud,

to lead them the way;

and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go

by day and night”

•God’s PresencePresence!

What is the fire

of God?•God’s God’s PresencePresence.

•God’s God’s PowerPower!

What is the fire of God?• Exodus 19:17-18 “And Moses

brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. And mount

Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD

descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof

ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount

quaked greatly.”

•God’s PowerPower!

What is the fire of God?• Luke 3:16 – “John

answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh,

the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost

and with fire”

•God’s PowerPower!

What is the fire of God?•Acts 2

•God’s PowerPower!

What is the fire

of God?•God’s God’s PresencePresence.

•God’s God’s PowerPower!

Where is the firefire

of God?

Where is the firefire

of God?-Spiritual victory-

“all”, “All, “ALL”, “ALL”, “ALL”• Acts 1:14 – “These all continued with one

accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with

his brethren.”• Acts 2:1 – “And when the day of Pentecost was

fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”

• Acts 2:44 – “And all that believed were together, and had all things common”

• Acts 4:31 – “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and

they spake the word of God with boldness.”• Acts 5:12 – “And by the hands of the apostles

were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in

Solomon's porch.”

“ALL”• Ephesians 4:13 – “Till we all come in

the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the

stature of the fulness of Christ”• 1 Corinthians 1:10 – “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord

Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no

divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the

same mind and in the same judgment.”

But if we are the bodyWhy aren't His arms reaching?Why aren't His hands healing?

Why aren't His words teaching?And if we are the body

Why aren't His feet going?Why is His love not showing

them there is a way?There is a way

Embody the WORD of God - Expository Expository PreachingPreaching

Embody the IMAGE of God - Biblical Biblical DiscipleshipDiscipleship

Embody the POWER of God - Global Global MissionsMissions

Embody the LIFE of God - Exponential Exponential ReproductionReproduction

Embody the GLORY of God - Spirited Spirited WorshipWorship

Embody the LOVELOVE of God - Sacrificial Sacrificial LoveLove

Embody the LIGHTLIGHT of God – Christ-like Christ-like HolinessHoliness

To have the firefire

of God:- We must repair - We must repair the altar that is the altar that is broken down-broken down-

The altar is the place where The altar is the place where daily:daily:

•Contrition is manifest• Psalms 51:16-17 – “For thou

desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou

delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite

heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”

The altar is the place where The altar is the place where daily:daily:

•Contrition is manifest Exodus 20:24-25 – “An altar of earth

thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine

oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will

bless thee. And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it

of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast

polluted it.”

The altar is the place where The altar is the place where daily:daily:

•Contrition is manifest•Connection is maximized

• Exodus 29:42 – “This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before

the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there

unto thee.”

The altar is the place where The altar is the place where daily:daily:

•Contrition is manifest•Connection is maximized

•Confession is made

• 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and

just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness.”

The altar is the place where The altar is the place where daily:daily:

• Contrition is manifest• Connection is maximized

• Communion is made• Communion is maintained

• Hebrews 13:10 – “We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat

which serve the tabernacle.”

To have the firefire

of God:- We must pay the - We must pay the price of sacrifice-price of sacrifice-

To have the firefire

of God:- We must pay the - We must pay the price of sacrifice-price of sacrifice-

To have the firefire

of God:- We must be - We must be

intimately connected intimately connected to god in prayer-to god in prayer-

Then Let Then Let the Fire the Fire

Fall!Fall!

If We If We Are the Are the Body…Body…