What Are You After Today?

"And when they had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will." - Acts 13:22

David was known as a man after the heart of God. What are we after today? Are we after the heart of God? Are we after spiritual things? What are you searching for in your life today? Is our focus and mind on the kingdom of God?

It seem that we are after other things such as relationship, material things and the list goes on and on. There is nothing wrong with that but we must also desire to want more of God in our lives. We should be hungry and thirsty for God. The cry of your heart should be your all I want, your all I need.

What are you after today? What is the thing or things your longing for? What got your attention now? God want us to go after him just like we go after other things. The same way we go after the latest sneakers or clothes and the things that are popular today, we should also go after God. The bible also say to seek ye first and the kingdom and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33). I encourage you to go after God. Go after his heart. I guarantee you that you won't be disappointed.

All Out War

"We live in a perpetual battlefield... The wars among the nations on earth are mere popgun affairs compared to the fierceness of battle in the spiritual unseen world. This invisible spiritual conflict is waged around us incessantly and unremittingly. Where the Lord works, satan's forces hinder; where angel beings carry out divine directives, the devils rage. All this comes about because the powers of darkness press their counterattack to recapture the ground held for the glory of God..."

- Dr. Billy Graham, Angels

As Followers of Christ, we are spiritual warriors and we are continually engaged in warfare regardless of if we realize it or not. And just like warriors in the physical, worldly sense, we must be trained in the art, tactics, and strategies of this spiritual war.

This Tuesday night, we start a new series called "All About War: Investigating Spiritual Warfare." We're going to be looking at every possible aspect of this spiritual war that we're engaged in. Join us in learning the art of spiritual warfare!

Tuesdays at 7PM

For more info, check out our website!

The Opening Battles

"I am the Lord your God.

I have rescued you and redeemed you.

You are mine and I am yours."

- God / Exodus 6:6-7

So, eXodus Fayetteville officially opened last Saturday and wow what a day that was! The morning was spent finishing up the final touches to the remodel of the building, i.e. painting, cleaning, sound setup, etc. But the best part of the afternoon was the worship service the leaders held before we opened the doors.

Chad led us in worship in a way that seemed to take us into the throne room of God Himself. We experienced worship as it should be, with no distractions, no outside problems, just our complete focus on worshipping our Creator.

Chase also took the opportunity to share the things God had placed on his heart for that night. He talked about the actual exodus of the Israelites out of the bondage of Egypt and how we were experiencing the same thing. Perhaps the one statement that sums everything up was when he said this: "I don't know exactly where God is leading us. But this I do know. He's calling to us from out in that wilderness to come follow Him. I don't know what's in that wilderness but I DO KNOW that He is there. And that's where I want to be. With Him."

After we opened the doors at 7:30 that night, the teens that came through were excited about the new ministry. We had quite a few that expressed interest in serving in this ministry so we are excited about that. The artists were amazing - The Caldwell Brothers, After the Rain, and Jamison. Jamison led us in worship again and it was truly awesome for lack of a better word. Overall, on that Saturday, God came down and flooded this place with His love and grace; we couldn't have prayed for anything more.

With all that being said, the leaders here at eXodus are excited about what's coming up in the months ahead. As always, keep us in your prayers because the opening battles are already happening. And most importantly, pray that we will continue to be bold, new, and real!

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"Lord, give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word.
Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders
be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

- Acts 4:29-30

It was something bold... something new... something real. The Council hauled Peter and John in because they were doing things that were audaciously bold, strikingly new, and so very authentically real. And after the Council had their say, Peter and John rejoined the other Followers of Christ and prayed for great boldness to keep doing what they were doing.

This is the new Church at its finest. Not worried about having the biggest building, best technology, smoothest service, or abundant wealth. Their ministry focused on one thing: boldly speaking this new and real Message.

This is our prayer and desire here at eXodus. The Savior, the Message, the Church, the Servants and everything related to these things are called to be BOLD, to be NEW, and to be REAL. For too long the churches of our nation have been timid and relied too much on tradition while hiding behind the masks.

THIS MUST STOP!

With this first blog, I wanted to make sure everyone knew clearly what the ministry here at eXodus is about: we are about our Father's business. We are living in the generation that will see the Second Coming of Christ. Our time is drastically running out. This generation needs for us to do whatever it takes to reach them. They need to hear the Message of God's love and saving grace. They need to know that a modern exodus is possible, one out of those chains that bind them everyday.

They need us to be bold. new. real.