The Quiet Time Notebook™ ~ Set My Heart On Fire ~ Dedication Pages
Welcome to . . .
The Fellowship of
Hearts On Fire
. . . an opportunity for
dedication and commitment
to Jesus Christ
Fellowship ~ ~ a community of persons having similar interests; companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere sharing common beliefs. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
(1) With God, consisting in the knowledge of his will (Job 22:21; John 17:3); agreement with his designs (Amos 3:2); mutual affection (Rom. 8: 38, 39); enjoyment of his presence (Ps. 4:6); conformity to his image (1 John 2:6; 1:6); and participation of his felicity (1 John 1:3, 4; Eph. 3:14-21).
(2) Of saints with one another, in duties (Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 12:1; 1 Thess. 5:17, 18); in ordinances (Heb. 10:25; Acts 2:46); in grace, love, joy, etc. (Mal. 3:16; 2 Cor. 8:4); mutual interest, spiritual and temporal (Rom. 12:4, 13; Heb. 13:16); in sufferings (Rom. 15:1, 2; Gal. 6:1, 2; Rom. 12:15; and in glory (Rev. 7:9).
Historical Context for The Fellowship of Hearts On Fire
A heart set free is a heart set on fire for Christ. Richard Halverson is a great example of a heart set on fire for Jesus Christ. For twenty years, Richard Halverson had no interest in God. In fact, he aspired to success in the field of entertainment. At the age of 19, he went to Hollywood. After six months of careless living and financial difficulty, he went to a nearby church looking for answers. Three months later he became a Christian. Through his new relationship with Christ, his ambitions changed and he realized that God had a definite plan for his life involving evangelism, missions, or pastor of a church. His heart was now "set free." Following a profound surrender to Christ at Mt. Hermon Christian Conference Center, Halverson attended seminary at Wheaton College, and then pastored a church in Coalinga, California. There in Coalinga, he was brought by the Holy Spirit to a deeper commitment to Christ and a willingness to live in obscurity if that was what the Lord desired.
One month later, Halverson attended a training conference at the Forest Home Christian Conference Center in the San Bernardino mountains. Following an evening meeting, he made his way back to his cabin, passing the cabin of Henrietta Mears, founder of Forest Home. Though her cabin was darkened, he realized some inside were praying. “I was strangely constrained to enter and pray…so I opened the door, crossed the room through the darkness…I began to pray, others followed, and God came down into that cabin.” There was weeping and laughter, much talking and planning, God laying a burden for the world on those souls. Halverson finally got back to his cabin in the middle of the night, sat down at his typewriter, and wrote what later became known as the four commitments of The Fellowship Of The Burning Heart. The four commitments encompassed the essentials of a dedicated Christian life: devotion, holiness, evangelism, and surrender. Richard Halverson sealed these commitments with the statement: “God being my guide I desire to make these commitments to HIM.” Halverson shared these commitments with Henrietta Mears and those who had attended the cabin prayer session, thus forming The Fellowship Of The Burning Heart for that era. Oh, how the Lord used Richard Halverson. He became pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, Maryland and later became Chaplain of the United States Senate from 1981-1994. His love for Jesus Christ became known to the world. He once said, “Jesus Christ is God’s everything for man’s total need.” That is the statement of one whose heart is on fire for Jesus Christ. May his tribe increase.
Catherine Martin and The Fellowship of Hearts On Fire Friends, as far back as 2003, when I wrote A Heart On Fire, a book of quiet times about the priceless privilege of knowing Christ, I titled the very first chapter, 'The Burning Heart.' The idea of a heart burning for Jesus Christ has been a compelling one for me perhaps my whole life. It signifies a life of dedication and commitment in the name of our precious Savior. As I began writing Set My Heart On Fire, I found myself returning again and again to this 'burning' fellowship with Jesus, enabled by The Holy Spirit. One early morning in my quiet time, I penned out five commitments covering quiet time, the Bible, personal revival, the power of the Holy Spirit, and radical discipleship. These commitments are for a 'burning heart' fellowship for a new era, The Fellowship of Hearts On Fire. It is a fellowship to be sure. But there are no membership cards, no mailing lists, no meetings, no dues, and no public contracts. Yes, there is an unspoken 'fellowship' of the saints with one another, but this is a higher fellowship with God Himself. This is an opportunity for you, privately and personally, to turn your life over to Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Dear friend, I invite you to sign these commitments included both in Set Heart On Fire, A 30-Day Journey book, and in the 'Fellowship of Hearts On Fire ~ Dedication Pages' for The Quiet Time Notebook™. They will be your private testimony to the fire the Lord is causing to burn in your heart. Together, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we will be part of The Fellowship Of Hearts On Fire. I cannot wait to see what God is going to accomplish through the lives of those of us in this fellowship.
Dear Friend, let’s join together in this Fellowship of Hearts On Fire as those who desire to be sold out for Christ, wholeheartedly committed to Him, and living for Him as long as we have breath. Making these commitments is a decisive resolve to give ourselves to God, knowing that “the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His” (2 Chronicles 16:9). May our God “count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12).
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