We gathered together on Friday night for the last Fire Station at the Upper Room. We had another wonderful time of worship! Jen encouraged us to let go of all the things we were carrying from the week and to just focus on God and on worshiping Him. There was a wonderful atmosphere of freedom as we all came before the Lord together!
Sean then spoke briefly from 1 Kings 18, which is the theme passage for Firestarters. The chapter tells the story of Elijah on Mount Carmel, when he built an altar and asked the Lord to send the fire. Sean commented on verse 33, where Elijah says to the people, "Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood." They did so three times - and this was during a drought! Sean said that sometimes we need to lay it all on the table, holding nothing back. "Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench" (verse 38). Sean said that when the fire of God comes, it comes not just to take the "sacrifice" - whatever we are offering - but to take it all! He also said that when we make room for Him, God wants to show up!
After Sean shared, he invited anyone who was there to give testimonies of how God had met them through Firestarters. There were numerous testimonies of healings, financial provision, release in worship, etc. Dean Benner, owner of the Upper Room, also shared what a blessing it has been to him and his family to have been able to host the Fire Station in their building for the past nine months. We are very grateful to them for allowing us to use their facility and especially to God for meeting us in this place every time we have gathered to worship Him!
Even though the Fire Station, in its current form, is now ending, we are excited to see what else God has in store as we seek to keep in step with His Spirit!
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