Example

We are called to be an example. This is a theme all through out the letters of Paul. It is a major theme of Paul’s because it is the main message of Jesus!

It seems in the modern charismatic Christian movement following has become something to shy away from. The modern day messages of freedom and grace have been themes to drive us away from following. The fact that theses themes have brought us away from following shows us that these messages are actually perverted from their intended meanings.

The real messages of Freedom and Grace lead you to Jesus where he calls to us and says, follow me, learn from me.

Independence has been celebrated in the church, teaching us to follow spirit not man. The concept of the community of believers has been overshadowed and overlooked. People have taken their offence with people and brought that offence into the church community solidifying the idea that people can be trusted only when we all agree.

Community has to be embraced if we are to embrace the Kingdom. God has commissioned all of us to be effecters of people. Not effecters of creation or of chairs or of buildings or of systems. We are to be with people, be influenced by people, follow people and show our lives off to people!

1 Corinthians 11:1 says, follow my example as I follow the example of Christ. That is a great verse but it is just a sound byte if we don’t embrace the entire context. If we read the last few verses of chapter 10 the verse takes on an entirely different context that takes my breath away. 1 Corinthians 10: 32-33, Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews or Greeks or the church of God- even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. THEN PAUL SAYS, follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

Doesn’t that just blow your hair back!?

One of my favorite verses is 1Timothy 4:16, which says, Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.  

What Paul is saying here is that the choices you make matter. Take close inventory of your behavior and see if what you are living preaches the same message as what you are speaking about. The community is watching you.

We are responsible. We are responsible for the message of the Kingdom being received. We are responsible to live a life that others can look at and feel safe following. We are responsible to bring the message of salvation through the choices we make and the life we life every single day.

New

I am so happy to announce that Core School is now becoming Catch The Fire School of Ministry!

Core School has been an amazing course with fruit beyond what I could have imagined. The good news is that only the name is changing really. It is the same course with a new name.

Check out the website for more info: somoroville.com.

The best part of this new name is that we become affiliated with an amazing network of churches around the planet. There are only a few School of Ministry in the world and fewer in North America. Oroville will be the only Catch the Fire School of Ministry location in the west of all of North America! We are blessed to have this privilege.

Our message is not going to change, don't worry about that! We preach Jesus and that works are necessary to enter the Kingdom of God. We will not shy away from the truth of if you want to be forgiven then you have to forgive. We will also continue to encourage the church that we are the light of the world and we have authority and responsibility to lead the community we are in.

Right now we have 13 students from Catch the Fire School of Ministry from the Toronto school. It is amazing how quickly they picked up the message of The Fathers House Church. It is equaly amazing that the common statement from the team is that they have never seen anything like the Father House Church. That their church experience has never lead to actually doing anything! We are proud to be the example of what a life laid down for the sake of the Lord looks like.

I am so encouraged to hear comment after comment about what we are doing is "real".

That begs the question; what is everyone else doing!?

Come and find out what real looks like, feels like, sounds like. Be part of The Fathers House Church. Join Catch the Fire School of Ministry!