Martin Steward

Set the Church on Fire Martin Steward

In our present day and time the idea of "church" has become somewhat commercial and the purpose of the church is being blurred for many people. Church's are being built on every corner but the people are still outside of the church dying. However, before the devil would gain such ground the Lord makes a way of escape. What will it take for God to get us out to those that need help but will not come in the church building. Jesus said it this way; "They that are well have no need of a physician but those that are sick" (Luke 5:31). In other words, those that can admit they need help are the ones who get helped. Pastor Philip Smalls started with the right concept with the church growing, that power was not just for those that came in the church but also for those sitting outside the church. In the bible, Peter and John in the example of the gate called beautiful, the crippled man sat begging and as Peter and John were going into the church instead giving him giving the man money and going in, Peter prayed a miracle, which healed him. This man now walked in "with" Peter and John healed by God's POWER!!! (Acts 3:1-8) Where is God's power today for the church as a whole? In these earthen vessels there is a treasure but in order to get it out, the vase must be broken (2 Corinthians 4:7). This Pastor and wife had to be broken in order for the Lord to move in and through the church the way it was intended to be. God wants to Set The Church On Fire - The Holy Ghost Fire.