Without Love

I tried Lord..... I tried Lord! I tried hard to be your good little boy! Chin up head high, all zeal but no joy, thinking all my good deeds could please Jesus.... BOY!...Was I wrong! Though I knew the right songs, all my cymbals and gongs played the melodies wrong, and it wasn't long til I saw my disease, a life spent wanting to please on hands and knees, to make right to appease, God help me please, this can't be Christianity!! It can't be!! The whole thing is like insanity!! Where is the rest of eternal security, where is the hope of a God big enough to cope with all my hang ups and insecurities, certainly this isn't breathing! My chest burning and heaving, like my pulse is ceasing! Like my heart quits beating! Yet this I recall to mind, and therefore I have hope! You died Lord! You died Lord! Assuredly like the coming of the dawn the Fathers love song goes on, drowning out my bitter songs and breaking through walls and barriers Christ swoops in! Removes sin picks up his bride and carriers her so I can sing in agreement with the King this thing! There is only one thing! That pleases the father! The God man on the tree! In the midst of the scoffers! It is now I finally see that Christ is what Christ offers! And I'm finally free! In the love of the Father!!!!! Amen

OH Happy Day!

Sing, "OOOHHHH Happy Day Happy Happy Day!!! When U Washed My Sins Away"!!

What does that mean to you? Does that mean you can get saved and then do whatever you want? NO!! it does not it's sort of a trade between you in God he gives you eternal life and all we have to do for him is worship him! All he desires from us is a relationship he made us to have a relationship with us and we can't even do that! You know it almost sounds a little unfair right? But nevertheless he loves us and desires for our hearts and just to give him that is enough!! We can do this WORLD!

Hope Now

When my life is like a storm
Rising waters all I want is the shore
You say I'll be ok and
Make it through the rain
You are my shelter from the storm

(CHORUS)
And everything rides on hope now
And everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
This love sets me free


There are so very many things I want to say about this song and the words. It makes me emotional thinking about Jesus speaking to the storm, the waves, rain, wind... in Mark 4. Jesus said Peace be still, and the waves subsided. the storm was about to tear the boat Jesus and the disciples were on apart... but Jesus simply spoke to them and they laid down. Can't we do the same... when lifes waves crash so hard on us, wouldn't you rather be there in the wake of the storm with Jesus instead of on the peacful shore without Him? I know where i want to be...

EVERYthing rides on Hope now... there is nothing we can understand or plan on when it comes to God except that His everlasting love and faithfulness will bring us to the other side. There is another line in the songs that says "How Quickly I forget I'm Yours"...UNTIL I call out Your name...we stay in a state of Clling out Gods name. He is the only one who can reveal His plan to us.

"Your Love Sets Me Free"...what else is there to say... God will set you free.

--Mandi
This song is called Hope Now by Addison Road... if you have not heard it yet, Woah! Mabe it's just me but it is so moving.

The Motions

This might hurt
It’s not safe
But I know that I’ve gotta make a change
I don’t care
If I break
At least I’ll be feeling something
‘Cause just OK
Is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life

I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
Without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking
What if I had given everything?
Instead of going through the motions

No regrets
Not this time
I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let Your love
Make me whole
I think I’m finally feeling something

I am tired up living my life for God as just a motion. I am ready for it to become my passion. I want the fire I have to not only keep burning inside of me, but consume everyone I come in contact with. I have let to many people pass me by, and have cared to much of what others thought about me. I have let my own wants and needs take over what I knew was right and more importantly what I knew God wanted of me. I was created for a purpose, and that purpose is to share God's grace and mercy with everyone. I do not want to look back at my life with regret. I am ready to be used no matter what struggles I am faced with. With God I can conquer anything. I am a leader, and it is my time to step up and lead! --Lindsey

Isaiah 40:28-31
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and now grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Thinking

As I have time to sit and reflect during my day I cant help but think how blessed I am. I have a saviour that loves me no matter how much I mess up. My God has opened doors that my family has walked through in faith and have been blessed beyond belief. The last 3 months have changed my life forever I have found a new life with my God. I can not tell you what it is like to serve with young adults that have such open hearts for God and are not afraid to show the world. I pray that the fire Active ministries has continues to spread through the other ministries of our church. Your fellow servent in Christ Allan

Explode!!!

Explode- as a verb explode means to increase suddenly, sharply, and without control!

Explode sounds like such a negative word, right? In most contexts yes, but when the object "exploding" is so alive with the love of Christ then it is THE most positive explosion you will every come across! Now this explosion didn't just go off by chance, it is a devine proccess! Whether we believe that or not is our choice, and The Lord has given us the choice to explode for HIM and for GLORY!!!

See, the fact of the matter is that we have already WON! there is no more fighting because Jesus Christ has gave us eternal life by dying on the cross. What that means is that we need not fight sin anymore Jesus has went all twelve rounds and in the final round delivered a knockout blow so devastating that satan and sin can only wish to have the same "control" (which he never had in the first place because God will never allow us to be DEVASTATED!!! by sin). For that matter sin never had control over us maybe the flesh but that is to be expected. God puts us through tough times to see if we will turn to him even when things are going totally wrong. Although you may feel alone there is always someone there and his name is Jesus Christ!!!

Amen,
Tyler L. Crane

Activate Ministry is an awesome thing happening at FGBC. The class members are on fire for God!! I hope the fire spreads to every one that it touches. Nicole