God is making a supernatural shift in the Bethel family!  God has been stirring in the heart of our Pastor for months and now it’s begun to overflow into the Bethel family.  Two weeks ago, 50+ Ecclesia students went away for a retreat and spent 2.5 days hearing from God and being spiritual messed up in the best way possible!  God is giving us a new heart to love Him “more and more.”  That’s what 1 Thessalonians 4:1 says:

Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

“More and more” – that’s what God is doing among the Bethel family!  Sure, we’ve been a redemptive people – we’ve seen thousands of souls saved, we’ve given over a million dollars away into other ministries, we’ve seen people set free from addictions, marriages restored, and bodies healed.  We’ve been intentional about creating a redemptive culture – Bethel IS a place where first and foremost, you belong , you are loved and accepted.  And now, God is calling us to MORE and MORE!

One of the Ecclesia students captured the heart of the shift that God is making.  I pray that Shelia’s words will stir and challenge you, the same way they did me!

“What if we lived today as if it were our last day? What type of legacy would we leave? Whose life did we touch? How did we touch it? Did we build or destroy those attached to us? Did we build them up so that they can build up others or did we destroy them and leave them for dead? What if someone had not poured into you, where would you be? How do we convince the unconvinced to become fully devoted followers of Christ? When we are transparent it is through our trials that allows them to see what they can overcome. For every mess is a message and every test a testimony, not just for you but for those who come after you.”

When we are a redemptive people, we will begin asking questions we haven’t been asking for too long!