Sunday, November 20th, Celebration Sunday

Even as I post this 5 days later, I am still overwhelmed by what the Lord did on Celebration Sunday. The pictures below explain most of what happened, who showed up, and how God worked. And perhaps what I am most excited about is the progression of God's work in this church. I feel we are only at the tippity-top of the iceberg of how God is going to break through and establish His church in this place. What we experienced at Knights of Columbus Hall is only a premonition of things to come - and I wholeheartedly feel that. Ok - let me sum up and you can view the pictures below: we had 185 people, and 10 of them came to the Lord for the first time! We also had about 40 visitors (holy cow!), and it was a great and historic day to be at The Journey. THANK YOU SO MUCH to all who helped and contributed, whether physically or spiritually. I bless you and your families during this Christmas season, and I look forward to seeing the fruits from this Celebration Sunday 2005 for years to come.

The chairs were placed and prayed over - and the Lord drew near and 10 people received Him into their lives. 

The table was set for the Spirit to work. 

The praise team praying before the service. 

Revelation 5:12 - "And they sang in a mighty chorus:
'The Lamb is worthy--the Lamb who was killed. He is worthy to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.' " 

Pastor leads in "My God Reigns." 

From the back... 

From the back... 

The front of the crowd during the meet & greet time. 

The front of the crowd during the meet & greet time. 

Betty & Amanda before service in the kitchen making the potatoes. 

The congregation praises the Lord... 

To remember our "evangelism" theme, the kids performed a human video to the song "Light Your World" by Kathy Tricoli. 

Our kids did a great job with the human video, from the youngest to the oldest. Great job, kids! 

"So carry your candle, run to the darkness..." 

"Take your candle and go light your world" - the human video by our children was powerful. 

Psalm 30:11 - "You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy..." 

Psalm 150:4 - "...praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute..." 

Psalm 149:3 - " Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. 

Jeremiah 31:13 Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow... 

This was the largest crowd we've ever had - 185!  

"Can I get a witness?!" 

As soon as Pastor dimisses, the food is ready to go...!  

A view from the back during the message. 

Corey lends a hand in the kitchen. 

The kids played in their own room with Kim, Joanne, and Olive lending a hand...