I got an e-mail that an individual wanted to be contacted and he was from Indianapolis. I want to talk about a couple of things that has happened in our local area. Ashes begin to accumulate, which can cause that fire to go out. The flame in other people begins to wane, and we see that sometimes. As Satan begins to pile on and the wind beats, the rain comes and the storms come, our flame begins to wane. You can put the fire out the fire can get buried under ashes in our lives. Paul also admonished in 1-Thessalonians 5:19 : "Quench not the Spirit." The word "…stir up…" is to kindle, kindle a fire! For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power… …and of love… …and of sound-mindedness" (vs 6-7). Paul admonishes Timothy, 2-Timothy 1:6: "For this reason, I admonish you to stir up the gift of God that is in you by the laying on of my hands. But we don't know! We don't whether that flame is still burning. How many people do you know from the 60s, 70s, 80s that you were close to and you don't know where they are now? You don't know what they're doing, and you think that maybe they are gone. One of the reasons why I'm giving this today, and one of the things I feel is important-what's happened during the conference and the last three or four weeks of messages that we've gotten-have sort of focused on an importance to think about our calling, but also to kindle a fire, allow that Holy Spirit to burn and kindle in us! Really flame up! Really become hot! It's interesting how God weaves messages and has a theme and works in our minds, because what I have to say will tie in with what Ben Ambrose said. Your browser does not support the audio element.
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