I had such a profound sense of history and sense of destiny as I drove to Georgetown today. I wasn't preaching so I got to attend our first dry-run service. On the way to the theater, I drove by one of the oldest churches in Washington, DC and thanked God for the churches that have been part of the fabric of Georgetown for hundreds of years! We're definitely the new kids on the block. I don't want to offend any churches as we come into Georgetown. I want to bring a blessing with us! As I see it, we need lots of different kinds of churches because there are lots of different kinds of people. I just hope we help lots of people find Jesus! That's the bottom line.
My synapses were firing in so many directions today. Here are a few of my thoughts.
I thought about my dream in April when God said, "Go to Georgetown." At the time, we didn't think the theater was an option so it didn't make sense. But God has a unique way of turning dreams into realities!
I still don't know why it was so hard to get a foot in the door. But I have learned that the harder something is the more you have to pray and the less likely you are to take it for granted. We have prayed like it depends on God because it has!
I felt like it was another Ebenezer moment--Hitherto the Lord has helped us. I felt like I was part of history!
One of the cool things we did today was just spread out around the theater and lay hands on it and pray for it. I really want people to sense God's presence when they walk into that theater! It was pretty intense thinking about the fact that this may have been the first time people have worshipped God or prayed to God in that space! But it won't be the last time! Few things get me as fired up as much as redeeming spaces like movie theaters and nightclubs and coffeehouses and using them for God's purposes!
I was shocked at how many people were there to watch AM movies! The movies will start during our service time which I think is awesome! It's free advertising. We actually had lots of people walking into our theater because they thought a movie was showing!
One footnote.
We did forget one thing: the offering! How funny is that! I knew we'd forget something. Just didn't think it'd be the offering!
My synapses were firing in so many directions today. Here are a few of my thoughts.
I thought about my dream in April when God said, "Go to Georgetown." At the time, we didn't think the theater was an option so it didn't make sense. But God has a unique way of turning dreams into realities!
I still don't know why it was so hard to get a foot in the door. But I have learned that the harder something is the more you have to pray and the less likely you are to take it for granted. We have prayed like it depends on God because it has!
I felt like it was another Ebenezer moment--Hitherto the Lord has helped us. I felt like I was part of history!
One of the cool things we did today was just spread out around the theater and lay hands on it and pray for it. I really want people to sense God's presence when they walk into that theater! It was pretty intense thinking about the fact that this may have been the first time people have worshipped God or prayed to God in that space! But it won't be the last time! Few things get me as fired up as much as redeeming spaces like movie theaters and nightclubs and coffeehouses and using them for God's purposes!
I was shocked at how many people were there to watch AM movies! The movies will start during our service time which I think is awesome! It's free advertising. We actually had lots of people walking into our theater because they thought a movie was showing!
One footnote.
We did forget one thing: the offering! How funny is that! I knew we'd forget something. Just didn't think it'd be the offering!
2 Comments:
great stuff on dreams to reality. i think this is one of the hardest things i have had to understand. great post. congrats on the new location.
I think forgetting the offering says a lot about what you were focused on. Praising God and preparing and blessing his house/theater.
He will provide the offering!
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