Apostle Allison Smith Conliff calls believers to maintain a living, continual spiritual fire, not “dead service”, by staying disciplined in worship, refusing distraction, separating from sin, and choosing God wholeheartedly. The Apostle frames the message around God’s command that the altar fire must never go out, then connects it to Elijah at Mount Carmel, where God answers by fire to prove He alone is the true and living God. 

The Apostle challenges the congregation to engage fully in worship and the Word, warning that distraction and casualness cause people to miss what God is doing. She emphasizes reverence in the sanctuary, this is “God’s time,” not social time, because spiritual attentiveness is part of keeping the fire burning. 

Using Leviticus 6:12–13, she teaches that the priest’s responsibility to keep the altar fire burning is a pattern for believers today: the human heart is like an altar, and God’s presence must be continually “fed” through devotion, obedience, and consistent spiritual practice. The instruction “it shall not go out” becomes a mandate for personal holiness and spiritual consistency. 

She calls the church into a focused season of fasting (three days mentioned) as a way to subdue the flesh, reset priorities, and lay spiritual groundwork for what they want to see before year-end and into 2025. Fasting is presented not as ritual, but as deliberate preparation for breakthrough and stability. 

A repeated warning is directed at modern distractions, especially constant device use and unhealthy content, because “whoever gets into your mind gets all of you.” She links this to real-world moral collapse and violence, urging parents and believers to stop allowing the kingdom of darkness to shape thoughts, habits, and future outcomes. 

Transitioning into 1 Kings 18, she highlights Ahab and Jezebel as an example of wicked leadership and warns believers not to blame others for their sin. If the fire is truly burning, a believer cannot comfortably partner with wickedness. Holiness is presented as necessary, not optional, because God looks for vessels He can trust. 

Drawing from the hardship of God’s prophets (Obadiah hiding prophets with “bread and water”), she teaches that believers must be ready for uncomfortable seasons and remain anchored. Faith is described as visible and active, when you want God to move, you must move in faith with discipline and commitment. 

The sermon warns against inconsistency, being “Christian today and heathen tomorrow.” She addresses moral compromise, secrecy, and dishonesty (citing the seriousness of deception and referencing the spirit of Ananias and Sapphira as a cautionary example). God’s fire is associated with purity and truth; a compromised life cannot carry spiritual authority. 

At the heart of the message is Elijah’s confrontation: choose decisively. If God is God, serve Him; if Baal is god, serve him. The apostle brings that question forward to today: many believers hover between devotion and compromise, but God calls for wholehearted commitment. 

She recounts Elijah’s confidence, repairing God’s altar, soaking the sacrifice with water repeatedly, then praying. The impossibility (wet wood, drenched offering, water-filled trench) becomes the stage for God’s power: fire falls, consumes everything, and turns hearts back. The point is that true worship and true faith bring divine proof, not performance. 

The closing appeal is for believers to desire deeper spiritual maturity and even the gift of the prophetic, not for status, but to live as people whose lives clearly display the God of heaven. She urges listeners to draw strength from God in the “valley of decision,” remain faithful, and let God’s fire restore, empower, and realign them. 

Rec. Date: 6th October, 2024