Teamwork

Today I would like to offer you some powerful points on teamwork. Full Turn we are a team and we are a family.

1) We have to be willing to lay down everything.
*Without self-sacrifice, there is no teamwork.

2) It requires giving of yourself and passion. In Romans 12:1-3, it talks about conforming oneself to a model or pattern. Compare this verse to 1 Peter 1:14, where it describes those conforming themselves to worldy lusts. Even apparent or superficial conformity to the present world system or any accomodation to its ways would be fatal to Christian life. We, as Christians, are to be transformed by a renewed mind committed to the ideals of the kingdom of God.

3) We have to realize it's not about ME, it's about ALL OF US!!
*Everyone on the team is valuable.
*It's more than just a group of people who are together. There are lots of people together at the grocery store, cinema, in the stands, on buses,
on trains, in churches, but they are not on a team!
*People on the team are people who love and protect each other and people who feel each is a part of the others.

4) You cannot get offended!! Whoa!! This is a big one for all of us. Leaders cannot get offended and they do not get offended. They have to come
to a higher understanding. At this level, there can be no offenses.
*Taking correction makes you a more valuble teammate.
*Who God loves, He corrects. Proverbs 3:11-12
* If you are going to inspire someone, you HAVE to be above average.
-Who are you inspiring today? Who inspires you?

Be Strong & Do It!

This is a guest blog written by my wife Jenny Mushegan:

Good Morning, Friends!!

We are so excited about this year being Full Turn Church's Year of Invasion. We are storming the gates of hell and HEAVEN WILL PREVAIL!!! It's only January 5th and I am so excited about what this year holds for each and every one of us! If you are in the Atlanta area, please make it a point to come to the first Wednesday night service of 2011 at Full Turn. It is going to be powerful!!

Just wanted to share with you today, being a new year and all, Godly habits we all should be forming. The key is to not just start them and let them slowly linger away, but to KEEP ON and STICK WITH IT, not giving up, even when you have opposition against you. Let's finish this to the end!! Something quoted by my husband this past Sunday seems very relevant with what I am sharing with you today. He said, "Once you start doing something over & over again you get comfortable doing it. The hardest part is getting started. Start your year off right. Develop the right patterns!" It works the same way in reverse...."The longer you stay away from something and don't keep up at it (i.e. going to church), then the easier it is to stay away for good. Same example goes for addictions..."


It says in Deuteronomy 11:18-21, "Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds...talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, so that your days...may be...as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth."

Waiting for God's direction each day is something you may have to make yourself do at first, but through practice, it will become natural to begin your day this way. New habits are formed by being consistent. Seeking God first in the morning will soon be something you can't do without.

When God wanted His people to remember something, He told them to write it down. You may have to post reminders to seek the Lord around your house in order to follow through with your new intention. BUT be consistent to seek God first every single day, and He will make your ways successful.

-Joshua 1:7-9 "Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the elft, that you may prosper WHEREVER you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go....



I encourage you today to be STRONG in the Lord....be COURAGEOUS, VALIANT, MANLY, STRENGTHENED, ESTABLISHED, FIRM, FORTIFIED, OBSTINATE, MIGHTY!!!!

Invasion 2011

1 Chronicles 19:13
"Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The LORD will do what is good in his sight."

Invasion- entrance as if to take possession or overrun.

We need to realize that there is an all out spiritual attack on our families, and on our homes. There is an attack on our hearts and on our minds. Our marriages are under attack. Our children are under attack. There is opposition on every side. Our cities are being torn a part by corruption. We are at war! Full Turn, this is the year we fight back! We are going to take this city back for God!

Full Turn Nation rise up! This is how we will take our city back:

1. Prayer- The prayers of a righteous man are powerful and effective.
2. Faith- 1Timothy 6:12: Fight the good fight of the faith.
3. Evangelism- Spread the Word
4. Power- We will be led by the Spirit of God
5. Unity- We will stand united!

In 2011, here is how you will be powerful and effective:

1.) Don’t get lost in the crowd- You are the righteousness of God through Christ Jesus. You cannot be like everyone else.

2.) Find Your Voice- Get plugged into the ministry. Give of yourself.

3.) Start Leading- Be a living example of who God is to this world.

Flip Devotional 12-30-10 "Bye Bye Tree"

Twenty Eleven

This is going to be a powerful year. I am very excited about Twenty Eleven.I have decided to go for it this year. If you are with me then stand up on your seat right now and let me hear you say "OH YEAH!" It's time to buckle up, buckle down, and get ready for the ride of your life. When you follow God and make a decision to go for it Hell might come against you but you can run confidently into the battle knowing that God has got your back.

For all you Full Turners out there don't worry, I am not going to give anything away in this blog. If you want to hear the WORD for the year Twenty Eleven then you need to be at Full Turn Church Friday for our NYE Gathering at 6pm. Don't get lost in the crowd. Step up and start leading. This is your moment. Don't settle for less. Step up, find your voice and start leading. It is time for the Full Turn Nation to rise up and take our rightful place in the Body of Christ. Jesus is calling us out! It's time to rise and shine forth the glory of God. Oh yeah, and don't forget, in this New Year let's keep it all about JESUS!

Wait On the Lord

Good Morning it’s Thursday December the 16th and today is going to be a great day. I know yesterday we had an icy day, and I am sure that you all made it home safe. Today I just want to encourage you with this thought. Isaiah 40:29 says, “He gives power to the weak and to those who have no might He increases their strength.”

Have you ever felt like you’re tired of going through the motions? You are tired of the same old same old and you are ready for things to change. Right here in Isaiah we see that God can take what is weak and make it strong. God can turn things around for you.

That is what I want you to understand today. God can do anything! God can turn things around in your life today. The Bible says that God can make the crooked path straight. God can make a way for you where there seems to be no way.

Listen to what else he says here in Isaiah. “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

What does this mean? Well, if you look at the word wait, it means to serve. When we serve God, when we seek God, when we serve God with all of our heart, the Bible tells us that when we serve God He is going to strengthen us. God gives us power for purpose. God gives us power to walk and live the life that He has called for us to live.

So, when we are serving and seeking God we are going to run and not grow weary, we will walk and not be faint. Until tomorrow this is Pastor Alan reminding you that God has a plan and a purpose for your life!

Narrow World View

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Matthew 7:13-14

You’ve got to choose a worldview. Sooner or later, everyone has to choose a way they’re going to see the world.

I’ve chosen a narrow way.

We’ve got to stop thinking that Christianity can be broad and inexclusive. It’s not. Jesus said it wasn’t. And no matter how hard we try to spin or frame it, there’s no getting around it.

There are pros and cons to a narrow way to see the world.
On the one hand, you’re focused and defined. You know your message. It’s clear, distinctive, and calls people to a decision.

On the other hand, you’re limited and exclusive. There’s going to be a large constituency that will write you off before you even have a chance to tell them your message. People aren’t going to like you. They’re going to judge you for being judgmental. Exclude you for being exclusive.

There’s no way around these pros and cons. You’ve simply got to decide how you’re going to see the world, and accept the consequences.

Just make sure you see it the way Jesus does. More is at stake here than being right. Or being right and then getting people to agree with you. The two roads Jesus talks about aren’t ways to being right and being wrong. They’re roads to life and death.

Destinations every person is walking to. And destinations that every believer in Jesus is pointing and carrying people to every second of every day.

I’ve chosen a narrow way. It might be exclusive, but it’s the only way to life. And life is exclusive of death.
In that case, I’ll accept the pros and cons of Jesus’ worldview.