Jesus said it best in the Sermon on the Mount, “Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don't be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.” Matt. 7:15-20 (The Message)
These verses and much of what Jesus says elsewhere about leadership discredits the claims that leaders make about themselves based on their gifting (charisma). A leaders character is the main thing—not what they say! Imagine if Christians everywhere began to pay less attention to the sermon, the anointed message, or the prophetic word, and began to evaluate their leaders in terms of their character. We would probably find a lot of preachers who are looking to promote themselves over Christ. There would be much less exploitation of emotions and money in church.
We have reached a point in church life where the typical believer will die without ever leading anyone else to a life saving knowledge of Christ. (See barna.org.) It is odd to think so, but there is no money needed in order for the life of Christ to be shared. We just have to open our mouths. But we have been so conditioned to believe that we need to financially support big building projects and ministries.
When Jesus sent out the seventy disciples to preach the kingdom of God , He told them, “Don't think you have to put on a fund-raising campaign before you start. You don't need a lot of equipment. You are the equipment, and all you need to keep that going is three meals a day.” Matt.10: 9-10 (The Message)
Sunday - 10:00a.m. service Communion - Sunday November 4, 2007
There is a Fellowship immediately following each service.
Join the Revolution!
Fireside Fellowship is part of a growing revolution among Christians who are leaving the traditional church in order to fully follow Christ. Christian researchers now say that in America this movement is over 20 million strong. Most revolutionaries are serious about their faith and have reached the limits of their Christianity in the traditional church.
One of the greatest reasons that serious Christians are joining this revolution is because their Christian experience has been defined around the four walls of the church rather than around Christ Himself. Placing Christ at the center of our Christianity has caused us to re-examine the definitions of our Christianity. These definitions are producing the new Christianity.
Leading Like Christ 
