3/14 Gathering

Last night was BOMB!
And honestly that is an understatement.  I just cannot believe how God showed up.

It was exactly what I prayed for! Recently, I have been typing out my prayers to God... May seem weird to some, but don't diss it until you try it! And more than anything else, I just asked God to show up. I knew in full assurance that if God showed up at the Gathering and showed an ounce of His glory, mighty things will happen.  And as I look back at the prayers I wrote out each day leading up to the Gathering, it is so encouraging to read the prayers I offered to God and see how He answered them in abundance.   In fact, I am now going to be addicted to prayer typing :)
The message I delivered was the most important message I will ever give. The Gospel! I am so passionate about this story (as every other Christian should be!) and I was so excited to deliver it to the people. Knowing it was so important, I told the crowd immediately that I will speak to them as if it will be the last time I will ever speak.  That I am speaking as one dying man to another, that has found the key to life.  I told them that I do not want them to go to hell, and I begged them to listen to me earnestly.

Of course, this was a huge thing to ask for, but I had faith in God that He would open the ears of the deaf, and soften the hardened hearts.  As I began, I spoke about our filthiness. How truly wretched we are. That we can never fully appreciate the Gospel and cling to it, until we are sickened with our own sinfulness.  This shocked the crowd, knowing that they have been brought up thinking that they can do anything through their own will power.

I won't go in to every detail (look up "Heart Cry Gathering" on iTunes and download the message if you want to hear it) but I then spoke about propitiation. And how God used Jesus as a tool to use so that He can justly forgive us.
It really hit home for many of them, because they have never heard of God having wrath before!  I had people coming up to me after saying "It's funny how I am so ok with God having wrath, because it mean's we are worshipping a Holy God!" And I was like "Exactly!"

After explaining the crucifixion and how to react to the gospel, I gave them a chance to come to the "Living Room".  It was a room we designed so that they can come and talk to me in private instead of in front of the whole crowd. And it was a complete success. The second I walked in the door, 6 came in right after and surrendered their life to the Lord. And 4 proceeded them. All together, 7 teenagers were added to the kingdom of God last night. Praise God! Get the warm water ready for April 11th!

He is Holy!
He is Loving!
He ALWAYS Provides.




It is amazing what prayer can do.

God, thank you for showing up.