::About 6-8 months ago God gave me a sweet and awesome vision of a Worship/Prayer night for our church. Soon, that vision with hopefully become fulfilled. This is been an ongoing vision, that has developed through the months. It’s starting to take shape, have meaning, and show fruit. I pitched it to one of my mentors, he loved it, but thought i should wait on it. I’m glad he did, now it has kind of soaked in to my heart, and catapulted me into even more than just this night I want to do.
:: I want to call it Love City, because it stems from having the desire to make an impact our city, using the things that each one of us are naturally good at, showing love. (well what we could be secretly good at) I havn’t fully decided on that name, just something that came to me. So, tell me if you don’t like it or have something better.
:: It’s a night dedicated to what God literally wants us to do, right then, right there, at that moment to impact our community. If God wants us to stop and raise $400 for a shelter downtown that will close their doors, we will find that money and walk it down. Things like that. We will fill it with amazing praise and worship, because that’s what were good at. At the moment God gives us something to pray, a cause to raise money for, something to dwell on, or even action outside the walls, we will slow down and do that thing.We want to see things physically change, not just thinking about how good it would be, but actually doing things. Our goal is to reach, not just think. It’s better to show people who and what God actually is, than to show them “what could be.” It involves, leadership to be so in tune with God, and willing to do what he calls, for this thing to work. Everyone says, so like Seek and Soak? Kind of, but with a revival feel heavily pushing most of it. Seek and Soak is a community of churches event. Love City would be a vision God has called Bettendorf campus to, at least, do. If our church was wiped off the face off the map, how would it effect the community?
::” There has never been a spiritual awakening in any country or locality that did not begin in united prayer” -A.T. Pierson
:: I want to see that true revival, with united prayer, one that makes bars close, people flock to “the church” and for people to see the real hope. We are already seeing fruit bearing, because we are praying for something that God wants us to pray for. So, I want to ask Him to do more.
Love City
Peace
::Matt::
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