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.

Full Turn Update

Hey everybody, great things are happening at Full Turn. Our opening Sunday is September 12th @ 10:30am. Our billboard just went up on HWY/278 in Dallas, GA and our TV commercials will start airing soon in Paulding and Polk County. We are getting ready to launch our church in a big way! This week is going to be a special week for Full Turn. Jenny and I will be at a pastor's and leaders conference in Florida, so we have a special musical guest coming in to lead you in worship and Garrett Cole will be bringing the Word of God. I know that Thursday night is going to be a powerful night. Don't miss it and come expecting. I love you and I am proud to be your pastor. God is doing great things. Let's keep moving forward!

GO

God said GO and so we went! In January 2010 plans had begun for Full Turn’s first meeting in Rockmart. We began meeting on Wednesday nights at the Rockmart Community Center on February 24, 2010. Expectations were high after a crowd of 60 or more people turned out for the opening night. Our plan was to meet at the Community Center for six weeks on Wednesday nights to develop a core group of people to help establish Full Turn in the area. In March 2010 We began promotions for our opening night at our new location, a few miles down the road, in Yorkville. We did this because we needed a more permanent place to meet. The date was set. We would open on April 8, 2010. We celebrated our opening night in Yorkville with 102 people in attendance after only seven weeks in the area. This will be our fourth week in Yorkville, and already we have seen 65 people rededicate their lives to Christ at our new location. I am very excited about what God is doing. Prayers are being answered and lives are being changed. The best is yet to come.

Full Turn's Opening Night

Tonight is the night we have all been waiting for. Tonight is our opening night at our new location. So many people have worked so hard to get our new facility ready, and it is better than we even imagined. I want you to know, it does not matter what denomination you have been a part of, or what banner or name you work under. Whether the name be Full Turn Ministries or any other name. The most important thing to understand is that we are all a part of the Body of Christ and we are all working together for one goal. The goal we share is to build the Kingdom of God and to help people that are far from God find their purpose and destiny in Jesus Christ. For this reason we have planted a ministry in the Rockmart/Dallas area. I know that together we can do something great for the Kingdom of God. Together we can build a ministry that will change thousands of lives. It is time for God's people to come together. It is time to display our unity. For this very reason I ask you to come tonight and worship with us as we work together to promote the name of Jesus Christ to our world. We will have a cookout at 6:00pm. This will be a great time to meet some new people and have some fun. After the cookout, our Full Turn service will begin at 7:30pm. The address of our new location is 53 Golden South Place, Dallas GA 30157. We hope to see you there. Let's make a statement tonight to our city and to our world by coming together under the banner of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Alan Mushegan, Jr.
Full Turn Ministries

Directions:

Directions from Rockmart, Cedartown, and surrounding areas

Take Hwy 278 south towards Dallas.

Turn Right onto Hwy 101.

Take Hwy 101 (approx 4 miles) to split in the road.

Stay Right on Hwy 101.

Proceed to 2nd road on Left which is Golden South Parkway.

Turn Right into Golden South Place.

End @ 53 Golden South Place (Grey Building on your left)



Direction from Dallas, Hiram, and surrounding areas

Take Hwy 278 North towards Rockmart.

It is approximately 8 miles from hwy 61 to Yorkville.

Turn Left onto Goldmine Road.

Go approx. 2 miles, turn left onto Golden South Place (between the Dollar General and Gas Station)

Take 1st Left onto Golden South Place.

End @ 53 Golden South Place (Grey Building on Left)