Surprises
Tonight I spent a wonderful night with the guys from the extreme tour at a friend's house. They are playing a concert at my church tomorrow from 7-9 pm and my friend is hosting them. My wife and I decided to spend the evening with them.
I was utterly surprised by what they planned to do. When I originally agreed and got the backing for them to come I just thought a couple of bands were coming out to play, but what I got was so much more. The leaders spent the afternoon driving through our church community and praying about their effect. These guys consider themselves musicianaires, musicians and missionaries, and more than just playing music tomorrow night, they are here to win souls to Christ. I planned for our Summer Kick-Off tomorrow to just be a way for families to get together and build relationships, but now I think there is a real chance for lives to be changed forever by Jesus.
I am so excited to see what God is going to do in our community! I once quoted Rob Bell saying that if our church were to not exist tomorrow would the community be grieved. While there are some ministries in our church that I believe would be missed, the church as a whole probably wouldn't. I hope and pray that tomorrow's event could be a step to changing all that.
I was utterly surprised by what they planned to do. When I originally agreed and got the backing for them to come I just thought a couple of bands were coming out to play, but what I got was so much more. The leaders spent the afternoon driving through our church community and praying about their effect. These guys consider themselves musicianaires, musicians and missionaries, and more than just playing music tomorrow night, they are here to win souls to Christ. I planned for our Summer Kick-Off tomorrow to just be a way for families to get together and build relationships, but now I think there is a real chance for lives to be changed forever by Jesus.
I am so excited to see what God is going to do in our community! I once quoted Rob Bell saying that if our church were to not exist tomorrow would the community be grieved. While there are some ministries in our church that I believe would be missed, the church as a whole probably wouldn't. I hope and pray that tomorrow's event could be a step to changing all that.
