Ash Wednesday at Radiate

Recap of Radiate Student Ministries

Wednesday February 6, 2008: "Ash Wednesday"

It all started when I got a phone call at around 2pm yesterday from Pastor David. He asked me to speak Last night in the Youth Service. He stated he needed to be in the main service. Pastor asked me if I had anything on my heart to speak about. I advised him that I didn’t. He said that was ok just go ahead and speak and see if can get together a message. So I immediately began to pray and ask the Lord to show me what he wanted to say to the teenagers. Within minutes God gave me a word since it was Ash Wednesday God’s message revolved around that.

As I was speaking and teaching on Ashes and how God uses Fire, I could feel the presences of the Lord so strong. Last night God wanted to take those teenagers and purify them in fire just like Gold. God wanted the ashes of those teenagers. The ashes of Anger, Depression, Cutting, Pornography, Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, Eating Disorders, Lying, Stealing, and Rebellion.

Last night, God got what he wanted. More then half of the teenagers answered the Alter Call with things they were wanting for God to burn off. It was a true Cleansing from the Holy Spirit. Many lives were changed last night.

In Order for Gold to be pure and precious it must go through fire. The same is for his people. Let’s remember that the ashes of our sin our pleasurable to God.

God even spoke through one of the teenagers. Shauna got up to speak and said that, “this is what we have been crying out asking God for and now God was giving it to us.” The teenagers took what God was giving them and held on to it. It was by far a true Worship and cleansing experience. I am just so blessed and honored that God would use me to deliver such a message.

Radiate I am so proud of you. I can’t wait for Fusion. Can you smell those ashes?

Freak Out,
Daniel Spencer