FHL March “Revival Begins With You” eZine Vol.5,No.1

March 24, 2010 join FHL for “A Lifestyle of Unconditional Love”: 

Luncheon Info (Only a few seats are available; please reserve yours by March 19th):

Wed., March 24, 11am to 1pm $25/person Register here

FHL Luncheon: A Lifestyle of Unconditional Love

At Bonefish Grill Located at 4501 East 82nd Street, Indianapolis – (317) 863-3474

To Reserve a seat or a table of 8, please visit www.fhlinternational.org or call 317-578-3370 or email us at info@fhlinternational.org or

Register here

FHL Week 2010: ‘A Lifestyle of Unconditional Love’ with an Invite by Crossroads Baptist Association

FHL International kicks off FHL Week 2010 planning meetings for the city of Indianapolis and outlying areas! Doug Pennington of the Crossroads Baptist Association wants to personally invite you to partner with FHL. Watch: FHL Video

Revival Begins With You

The Book of Acts shows how revival and church growth comes, not by human effort but through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit that worked with the Apostles is the same Holy Spirit that is currently at work in the church and is within you.

Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” .

Then, the Apostle Peter spoke to the crowd and about 3000 people accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

The Spirit of God was poured out on the people and revival started in the early church. Acts 2:41, “41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.”

Luke 17:20-21, “Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”

It is possible to be right next to God and miss Him. Just like the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law. They were the “Religious” people of the day. The very person that they have been studying about all their lives was right in front of them and missed Him. It interesting that the demoniacs, those who were considered unclean, the drunkards and the prostitutes knew Jesus right away. See Matthew 8:28-29

That’s because they rejected the teachings of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They studied the Scriptures but they did not have personal relationship with Jesus. That’s what religion do to people. They become experts and scholars of the Word but they miss the point…relationship with Jesus. Many times, we are motivated by religion rather than having relationship with God and with others.

This is what we teach our people at FHL. Relationship with God and with others-the TWO Greatest Commandments-Loving God and Loving others.

James 2:14-19, “What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?…”

Most of Jesus’ ministry on earth was spent outside the temple and in the marketplace. He was constantly in the streets preaching the Good News and demonstrating the love of God to others. This is what we teach in FHL. It’s more than just proclamation but also demonstration of the Kingdom of God.

Proclamation and Demonstration of the Kingdom of God

Once you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and get filled by the Holy Spirit, you need to start proclaiming and demonstrating the Kingdom of God. Proclamation, preaching and teaching is only half of the Gospel. Jesus is our perfect model; He proclaimed and demonstrated the Kingdom of God…heal the sick, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, etc.

Wherever the Kingdom of God is, there is transformation of people, churches and cities. However, Apostle Paul warned us on 1 Corinthians 4:20, “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.”

As Bill Johnson, Author and Pastor wrote, “the Kingdom of God must never be reduced to talk, ideas and principles.” We must have personal relationship with Jesus and the baptism of the Holy Spirit – Acts 1:5, For John baptized with[a] water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

• The more deeply the work of the Holy Spirit within us, the more we’ll see the manifestation of the Holy Spirit flowing through us.
• What goes around us is according to what goes inside us
• We must have appetite on the impossible, the non-logical, the supernatural and the heavenlies. Our lifestyle should reflect the works of Jesus.
• We become His Ambassadors.
• We should take risks and we will see more miracles. God will offend the mind to reach our hearts.
• Revival happens when ordinary people do extraordinary things through the Holy Spirit – be obedient.

If you do not know Jesus Christ in a personal way, please email us at info@fhlinternational.org or call us at 317-578-3370 we will be more than happy to introduce you to the most wonderful man who ever lived on this earth.

UPCOMING EVENTS and VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Volunteers for 3/20 Sat., March 20th at 9:00am to noon & 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Kindness Day & FHL Mobile Food Pantry (Food Pantry at 3p to 4:30p)

FHL partners with Emmaus Lutheran and Holy Cross Lutheran Church for an expanded Food Pantry.The pantry will include Bible Story-telling and neighborhood clean up.The pantry site is at Emmaus Lutheran Church located at 1224 Laurel St., Indianapolis, IN 46203

Contact Bill Lamb at 317-578-3370 or williamlamb58@gmail.com

Every Monday Night, 7:30pm

Ministry Training at FHL Office

8383 Craig Street, Suite 335, Indianapolis, IN 46250

Learn practical ways to minister to the public

After the training, participants are encouraged to do hands-on training to pray for the people God leads us to.

Contact Donna Cherry at (317) 578-3370 or cwprayer@fhlinternational.org

Sun., March 28, 2010, 6:00pm

CityWide Gathering at Bread of Life Ministries

7510 E. County Road 100 N (10th Street), Avon, IN 46123

Contact Donna Cherry at (317) 578-3370 cwprayer@fhlinternational.org

Sat., March., 27 at 11am to 3pm

FHL Street Evangelism: Training

at Cornerstone Christian Church located at 952 N. Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, 46204

Contact Bill Lamb at 317-578-3370 or williamlamb58@gmail.com

Every Saturday 11a to 2p

FHL Street Evangelism

at 10th&Rural

Contact Bill Lamb at 317-578-3370 or williamL@fhlinternational.org

Wed., March 24, 11am to 1pm

FHL Luncheon: A Lifestyle of Unconditional Love

At Bonefish Grill Located at 4501 East 82nd Street, Indianapolis – (317) 863-3474

This luncheon is to launch the 2010 FHL Week

Contact Merlin Gonzales at 317-578-3370 or info@fhlinternational.org

MINISTRIES of Faith Hope and Love:

FHL Citywide Prayer Contact Donna Cherry at cwprayer@fhlinternational.org

FHL ESL/SSL Classes (English/Spanish Classes) Contact Ethan Crane ethancrane@hotmail.com

FHL Mobile Food Pantry Contact Bill Lamb at 317-578-3370 or WilliamLamb58@gmail.com

FHL Refugees & Farm Ministry Contact Wili de la Rosa at wilfredo_delarosa@yahoo.com

FHL Street Evangelism Contact Bill Lamb at WilliamLamb58@gmail.com

Strings with Wings Don Cherry at ddcherry@comcast.net

Kindness Day Contact Bill Lamb at WilliamLamb58@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE:

FHL Week 2010 Family oriented Mission Trip in Your Own Backyard. Visit www.fhlinternational for more info. Be one of hundreds of people serving Indy on July 25-31, 2010.

Testimonials

FHL Mobile Food Pantry at Boys and Girls Club in Beechgrove, IN

On February 20, 2010, about 500 grocery bags were distributed and 17 people accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

“I was blown away just being apart of what God was doing! I saw a spirit of Love that only comes from the Holy Spirit. I Praise Jesus for the privilege of being with you and the whole family of FHL. I thank God for you.

The man that accompanied me Saturday (Feb. 20, 2010) that was an usher gave his life to Christ and will be baptized 3/7/10 I knew you would want to know.”-Larry Evans, Pastor of Cloverleaf Baptist Church

*Two more cars were donated to FHL and designated to the Refugees and Farm projects.

Merlin’s Speaking Engagements

March 7th at 10:00am

Iglesia de Pacto Evangelico

849 W. 96th St. Indianapolis 46260

March 14th at 10:30am

Marwood Baptist Church

3940 Mann Road, Indianapolis, IN 46221

March 21st at 10:30am

John Wesley Free Methodist Church with FHL worship team

5900 W. 46th St reet, IN 46254

March 28th at 10:00am

Bread of Life Ministries

7510 E. County Road 100 N, Avon, IN 46123

Followed by FHL CityWide Gathering at 6pm

April 18th at 10:00am

My Father’s House Church

6219 N. Guilford Avenue, Indpls, IN 46225

May 2nd at 8:45am-10:30am

Christ the Savior Lutheran Church

10500 East 126th St., Fishers, IN 46038

May 16th at 10:30am

Communidad Cristiana

Not to us O Lord, not to us, but to Your Name be the Glory,

Merlin