Dancing Preacher

As I have mentioned, I currently serve as the Worship Pastor for a 165 year old church, but what you might not know is that The Holy Spirit has grabbed us by the heart and all Heaven is breaking lose.

We have a young pastor in his early 30's who has lived a life you can only believe if you hear his testimony. From drugs to the Marines to a pulpit, God has been all over this man and our church shows from the inside out.

This morning during worship (at a Baptist church) our pastors mother, who is dying from cancer and who was hearing her son preach at his first church for the first time, walked down front during a special time of prayer. As they embraced, and as the praise team was leading in the wonderful song "The More I Seek You", they slowly began to sway back and forth. You could feel God's Power just sweep over the congregation.

As I stood on the platform, hands raised to heaven and heart full of pure Joy, I could not help but think about how the scripture in 2 Samuel says that "David dance before the Lord with all his might". Although for a different desire, I could feel that same passion as I watched a son hold his mother and dance with all his might.

Isn't this what "church" or "community" or "Christianity" should be all about? Forget all "sacred cows" and leave all inhibitions behind, and just let The Holy Spirit rain down.  I believe that is the work that the Holy Spirit is doing in this little community church. In the middle of one of the fastest growing and most affluent areas in the nation, this church is a hidden treasure that is finally taking its lamp and putting it on a stand for all to see.

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