The family and I are down at Garden City, SC, for a week-end with the students from 365, the youth ministry of First Assembly in Concord, NC. Last night was the first service and it was off the charts good. God showed up just like He always does and the worship was intense. I got to hear the student worship band do some rocking worship songs like God of This City by Passion and Hear us From Heaven by Jared Anderson.
I spoke on getting new wineskins and got to deliver one of my favorite messages, Beautiful Brokenness. I love doing the Giant Hershey bar illustration at the end of that message and the teens ate it up – literally. Lots of response to the Lord at the altar followed by some courageous students stepping up for deliverance from porn and eating disorders.
Tonight we deal with getting the new wine poured into our new wineskins. I’m expecting God to blow us completely away by what He does. More on that tomorrow (or really late tonight if I’m still up after the service winds down).
Thanks to all of you who are lifting our ministry up to the Lord this week-end. God has heard you and is answering!
