Mercy

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. 17 Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”

From Matthew Chapter 9, ESV

Time in Scripture

Examen.me is a great site for connecting with God over Scripture. It is really user friendly, clean, and simple.

Day 1: Reflection Questions

Where are you at with the fast?

What are your hopes and fears?

Write a prayer to God expressing these thoughts.

Seal it and open it at the end of the fast.

Hebrews 10:19-25 (Contemporary English Version)

¹⁹My friends, the blood of Jesus gives us courage to enter the most holy place ²⁰by a new way that leads to life! And this way takes us through the curtain that is Christ himself.

²¹We have a great high priest who is in charge of God’s house. ²²So let’s come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let’s keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water. ²³We must hold tightly to the hope that we say is ours. After all, we can trust the one who made the agreement with us. ²⁴We should keep on encouraging each other to be thoughtful and to do helpful things. ²⁵Some people have gotten out of the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord’s coming is getting closer.

Day 1: Setting Sail

Set Sail – Grace

Introduction
A ship is safest in port, but that’s not what ships were made for –
Paulo Coehlo

(SIR FRANCIS DRAKE PRAYER) said together
Disturb us, Lord, when
We are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true
Because we have dreamed too little,
When we arrived safely
Because we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, Lord, when
With the abundance of things we possess
We have lost our thirst
For the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life,
We have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
We have allowed our vision
Of the new Heaven to dim.
Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
To venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.

40 days of prayer and fasting

It began a few years ago when we started Fireseed and wanted to follow in the steps of Christ as He was moved by the Spirit into the wilderness for 40 days before He launched into His ministry. It has become a regular rhythm of our lives now.

We all individually fast differently, but will seek for greater depth with God in solidarity. Some of us will be doing the “Daniel Fast” while others will do other things.

The fast will begin Sunday night, October 4th at sunset and will conclude Friday night, November 13th.  The East Austin Studio Tour will begin the next day.

We will come together for a weekly time of prayer and worship on Sundays at 7pm, as well as at other times.   Anyone is welcome to join us, whether you decide to participate in the fast or not.

Please pray for us and with us as we seek spiritual breakthroughs with Christ.

Volunteers Needed for Mural Project

We currently need volunteers on Wednesday afternoons from 3-4pm at Ortega Elementary in East Austin. Friends of Fireseed are leading an after school program that leads 4th & 5th graders to create a mural that represents the story of their neighborhood. The unveiling will happen at a culminating event on November 14 in conjunction with the East Austin Studio Tour.

Please email MelindaRCarter@gmail.com

Weekly N’Hood Firepit

Backyard  Firepit with neighbors and friends.

Mondays

7:30 Live Music & Poetry

8:00 Spoken Word

8:30 Dialouge

4609 Ledesma Austin, Texas 78721

TC’s Blues afters.

Death To All Ice Cream Trucks: A Fashion Revolt Against All Things Irritating

Fashion Show

November 18

8-10pm

Space 12

East Austin Studio Tour

From sweatshops to scratchy underwear, jillions of creative

freethinkers have found good reason to shun the mall and reinvent the

meaning and purpose of “fashion.”  In East Austin you can find

designers who find all kinds of hidden resources for unique materials

and aesthetic inspiration that echoes current trends or classic

flavors, yet distinctly dance to their own beat.   Does Gucci irritate

you?  Come breathe some fresh air and rest your eyes on some of these

lovely remedies.

Fashion Designers and Friends of Fireseed are encouraged to contact us and participate.

Pods and Altars

A showcase of experimental , prayer pods and altar spaces created in collaboration for a variety of specific east Austin sites.  There will be live collaboration and live music the night of the program.  East Austin artists as well as friends of Fireseed elsewhere are encouraged to attend and explore working collaboratively, intersecting art and faith.

November 17

4609 Ledesma Road Austin, Texas 78721

7-1o pm

East Austin Studio Tour

Fireseed Collaborative

November 14th

7-10:00pm

Space 12

3121 East 12th Street Austin, Texas 78702

East Austin Studio Tour

We are a collective living on and around Ledesma Road, East Austin. After years of cohabitating with other late 20’s roommates living transient lives in isolated neighborhoods, a group moved to the same East Austin neighborhood with the hope of living intentionally with each other and neighbors. We are an experimental project intersecting relationships, art, culture, and faith. This event will showcase pieces that have been created by 2 or more of us, our neighbors, or friends of Fireseed. Also featuring a live collaboration with open participation from the public.

Live music and tasty treats.