Richard Martinez

GOD IS COMING BACK FOR A BURNING BRIDE! God desires to bring an end to the cycle of lukewarmness in the church. The Kingdom of God is Holy Fire, and it is meant to advance through His people. I see a remnant that wants to be hot again for the Lord and is ready to yield to Holy Fire! God wants us always to have that fire burning in our lives; that way, we will never grow cold. We should never have to have revival again because we are alive in Christ. We never have to have another move of God because God is constantly moving. We are called to remain hot, perpetually encountering the fire of God.

No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than 25 years, Dr. Thom Rainer has helped churches grow, reverse the trends of decline, and has autopsied those that have died. From this experience, he has discovered 12 consistent themes among those churches that have died. Yet, it's not gloom and doom because from those 12 themes, lessons on how to keep your church alive have emerged.

By submitting to Holy Fire, God’s remnant church will be preserved in times of trouble and persecution. It is the time for the church to encounter Holy Fire, be baptized in it, and allow it to burn out the chaff and eliminate any “flesh hooks” in our lives. We were made in God’s image and are meant to be partners and partakers of the divine nature and called to be holy as He is holy (Leviticus 19:2). We are to be imitators of Him as dearly loved children (Ephesians 5:1).

You were not created to live with limitations! Jesus said that, when it comes to living in the Kingdom of God, we are called to become “like little children”. Little children do not believe they are limited by anything unless they are told. So, who told you that it’s okay to live with limitations? Heaven sees you with unlimited potential.