I was reminded last night of a time when I was about 27 years old. I had just broken up with a girl I was very serious with and was struggling knowing my next step in life. I was very discouraged and broken. During that season I was in church one night and the worship leader came back up to the platform after the service was over and continued to play and lead worship for anyone who wanted to stay. I stayed and soaked in the gracious presence of God that night. I thought to myself right before i left "God I don't want to go back out there to the real world and deal with what I am going through" and I heard in my mind "It's okay, I will be with you". I knew God was saying He would be there as I walked through this tough time. And that season passed and I made it to the other side. I sensed last night the Lord was encouraging some others who were going through hard times emotionally that He would be with them.
We prayed for revival in our midst and in our city last night. We prayed that our two year anniversary coming up would be an amazing time of being in Gods presence.
We prayed that God would make Himself known in our day and in our time.
We ended the time praying for those who struggle with anger.
Logistics that worked tonight:
Turned the lights down to create an atmosphere where people were not as conscientious.
Read through passages in 1 Peter and Ephesians 4 calling us to put away our former ways of life and spent time asking God to show us any ways we were not aligned with Him.
Had everyone envision other parts of the building and pray for the ministries invovlved there
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Thanks given for:
13 first time commitments this week
10 recommitments to Christ
Tim-I needed that laugh! Thanks a lot!
Greatest Experience of my life! (this was a person that committed his life to Christ!)
So very freeing. Grounding!
Very encouraged and pointed to Christ,
Save the Childrens!...Love it! I love how we can praise Jesus, and still have fun! :)
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