Have you ever seen someone who was consumed by a burning desire? Think of a kindergartener at school with their hand waiving in the air and a burning desire to speak.  Or a person like Martin Luther King Jr. who was compelled to speak out about injustice.  You’ve probably experienced this yourself - where something inside moves you to the point where you feel you must say something.  People who are white-hot for God have a burning desire to talk about Him with others. (more…)

When a company gets white-hot and really starts to take off, other companies analyze what they’re doing so they can become white hot as well.  Sports teams do the same thing.  When a team gets hot, other teams study game film and begin to copy what’s working well.  That is what we’re doing spiritually - studying those people in the Bible who were spiritually hot so we can become white-hot ourselves.  Today we focus on having compassion for those in need.   (more…)

Have you ever been on a blind date?  It can be awkward.  It takes you out of your comfort zone.  Sometimes getting into a Next Step Partnership can feel the same way.  However, just like a blind date, trying a Next Step Partnership can be a lot easier if you know what you’re looking for and know some basic do’s and don’ts for Next Step Partnerships.

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When cooking with a charcoal fire have you ever noticed what happens when one of the briquettes rolls off to the side separate from the others?  It doesn’t burn as hot and it cools down much more quickly than the briquettes that are stacked closely to each other.  We can learn an important spiritual truth from that. 

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Fire can do a lot of wonderful things.  Fire can be used as a primary source of heat.  It can be used to light a room.  Fire can even be used to melt and purify metal.  When wood ignites everything changes.

The same is true spiritually. When someone is really ignited with the fire of God, it changes everything!  Do you want to heat up your spiritual life?

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