God is moving in FiCB

Fire Fall Down - Hillsong United

"You broke down the wall
when I spoke and confessed
In You I'm blessed,
now I walk in the light
in victorious sight of You

Your fire fall down
Fall down
On us we pray
As we seek

Show me Your heart
Show me Your way
Show me Your glory..."

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Praise. God. Thank You God.

I just came back from FiCB (Fellowship in Christ, Berkeley) Friday night service. Tonight was different. Maybe it was the smaller room size. Maybe it was the heat in the room. Maybe... but regardless, the Holy Spirit. His presence was with us. And I pray, pray, pray that God continues to work in the hearts of his children individually and as a congregation.

Joey opened us up with prayer. A heartfelt prayer of repentance. Sorry God, for neglecting You. Sorry God, for we do not give you the respect You deserve when You continue to pursue us and pour your love down on us. Remorse for our brokenness, God. Take us as we are. Broken but alive in Your hands. Take us as we are, and make us more like You.

Then praise. And then prayer. Prayer everywhere. Prayer for one another. Prayer for the fellowship. Prayer of thanks.

Then we opened up the floor for thanksgiving. Nathan went up to the front first. And he shared his struggle and desire to really, really, really have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ who is God. Yearning. For something real. Thanks to his courage, more people came up and shared. I was shaking, my body was shaking. Shaking with gratitude for God, for his blessings on his children, for having thanksgiving in my heart and ever so present in our congregation. So real, our relationship with Him. And so real, his work in our lives, his glory revealed.

But people are still hurting. People are still struggling. But God, You said that we are victorious and free in You. So Christ will you continue you strengthen the hearts of Your people. Lord will you show that tonight was not an exceptional night, but a Normal Night of Praise. Lord, humble us and break us to repentance. We want to be intimate with You. We want to know what it means to know You as our lover, friend, king, father, savior, and lord of hosts. Teach us and open our eyes to your Scripture of the Bible and Your world. Help us to love one another, so that the whole world may see and know that we are Your disciples. LORD -- we want transformation for You are Power and Healing. Help us to have faith and rely on Your holy guidance every moment of our lives, and continue to build us as a congregation so that we may be a Part, a Body, a People who experiences your goodness every day and fills our lives and relationships with Your beauty, goodness, power and strength.

God. Continue the good work you've begun in us. Can you see the Holy Spirit moving? Can you sense His presence in our lives?