This document contains several Bible verses and passages about faith, God's presence, and living as Jesus lived. It encourages the reader to not burn out but to remain fueled by keeping their faith strong. It references examples from the Bible of God's presence appearing through unexpected means like a burning bush that did not burn up or tongues of fire at Pentecost. The overall message is about finding strength and hope through faith in God.

1. A Prayer For The People of God
God of faithful surprises,
throughout the ages
you have made known your love and power
in unexpected ways and places.
May we daily perceive
the joy and wonder of your abiding presence
and offer our lives in gratitude
for our redemption.
Amen.

3. Never tire of doing what is good.
(NIV)
Friends, don’t slack off in
doing your duty.
(The Message)
2 Thessalonians 3:13

6. “Don’t burn out; keep yourselves
fueled and aflame…”
Romans 12:11-13

7. “Don’t burn out; keep yourselves
fueled and aflame…”
Faced with overwhelming un-
fixables, don’t: burn out, freak out,
cop out, numb out, dry out,
spin out, drop out or opt out!
Romans 12:11-13

8. “Whoever claims to live in him
must live as Jesus did.”
1 John 2:6

9. The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD
is on me, because the LORD has
anointed me to proclaim good news
to the poor. He has sent me to
proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the
prisoners, to proclaim the year of
the LORD’s favor and the day of
vengeance of our God, to comfort
all who mourn…
Isaiah 61:1-2

10. …and provide for those who grieve in
Zion— to bestow on them a crown of
beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy
instead of mourning, and a garment
of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of
righteousness, a planting
of the LORD for the display
of his splendor.
Isaiah 61:3

11. “Don’t burn out; keep yourselves
fueled and aflame…”
Romans 12:11-13

12. Moses was tending the flock of
Jethro, his father-in-law…And the
angel of the Lord appeared to him
in flames of fire from within a bush.
Moses saw that though the bush was
on fire it did not burn up. So Moses
thought, “I will go over and see this
strange sight—why the bush does
not burn up.”
Exodus 3:2-3

13. When the day of Pentecost came,
they were all together in one place.
Suddenly a sound like the blowing
of a violent wind came from heaven
and filled the whole house where
they were sitting. They saw what
seemed to be tongues of fire that
separated and came to rest on
each of them.
Acts 2:2

14. To them God has chosen to make
known among the Gentiles the
glorious riches of this mystery, which
is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:27
For in Him we live and move
and have our being.
Acts 17:28

16. Then they asked him,
“What must we do to do
the works God requires?”
Jesus answered,
“The work of God is this:
to believe in the one he has sent.”
John 6:28

18. For this reason I kneel before the
Father, from whom every family
in heaven and on earth derives its
name. I pray that out of his glorious
riches he may strengthen you with
power through his Spirit in your
inner being, so that Christ may
dwell in your hearts through faith.
Ephesians 3:14-16

19. And I pray that you, being rooted
and established in love may have
power, together with all the Lord’s
holy people, to grasp how wide and
long and high and deep is the love
of Christ, and to know this love that
surpasses knowledge—that you may
be filled to the measure of all the
fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:17-20

20. KELLYKRUSE

21. KELLYKRUSE

22. Benediction
Now to him who is able
to do immeasurably more
than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is
at work within us, to him be glory
in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations,
for ever and ever.
Amen!