Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Days 15 & 16 - Isaiah 61 Fast

Day 15

We gathered at the usual early morning time and for several hours in the late afternoon/evening. The later gathering was marked by a real sense of God’s presence in worship. Multiple people saw images of Jesus during worship. I was particularly impacted by a vision of Jesus laughing with and gently encouraging a person I was concerned about and a sense of Christ’s presence that brought a great sense of peace. Some loud and boisterous worship broke out towards the end of the meeting and really increased our faith in a dramatic way. God is with us!

Yet you are holy,
dwelling in the praises of Israel.
Psalm 22:3 (ESV)

Day 16

Our focus continues to be asking God to embolden us to share the gospel with our friends and neighbors and for God draw people to Alpha which is starting this week. We are already expecting over a dozen guests to attend the Alpha gatherings! I continue to be amazed by the spiritual growth that is happening among the dozen or so 20s aged young men and women who are rising early in the morning multiple times a week to pray. God is giving a supernatural energy to them as they go about their jobs and classes the rest of the day. In addition, we are continuing to hear testimonies about divine appointments where we meet people who are interested in exploring the gospel. God is transforming us.

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