Baptism and Steely Dan

Sunday was one of the fullest days I can ever remember.  GREAT day.....but I was wiped out by the end of it!  

Here are some of the highlights:

• Not just 'blowing smoke', Sunday at Harvest was SMOKING GOOD across the board.  The thought kept crossing my mind, "So this is what it feels like to be firing on ALL cylinders!"  I had lots of emails, cards, facebook blips of lives being truly changed right now.
• I had only slept 10 minutes Saturday night and was literally 'toast'.  I was not going by what I was feeling, just delivering what I knew God had given me.  I felt the connection, which is always a good thing, the download happening by the Holy Spirit in the heart's of the people.
• Had lunch at Carrabas with Derrick and Jenny Smith, former Overseers at Harvest.  She has written a book and did a book signing Sunday at both services.  FANTASTIC read.  Order it here: http://www.amazon.com/Faraway-Land-Jenny-Hewett-Smith/dp/1456083228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314131870&sr=8-1
• Went to the Harvest Learning Center Open House with Deb after lunch.  We are at capacity and looking to expand.  Sandra Bloodworth and her team are AMAZING!
• The baptism service at 5pm was beyond wonderful!  This wasnt recycled church people.  These were people who have genuinely been converted at Harvest recently, that God is powerfully working in.  I was blown away by their stories.  What was uber cool was the young boy who came up to me as I was leaving to go to Steely Dan who said, "I became a Christian tonight and want to be baptized."  So Jody and Greg took the cover off the baptism tank, baptized him, and everyone just laughed and ate and enjoyed the Presence of God in our midst!
• As I drove with Pooley to the Warf to see Steely Dan! :) Not the Presence of God, but honestly, one of the best concerts I have ever seen.  Technically perfect, sound CD quality, no question the best true musicians I have ever seen play.  I used to listen to them in High School and they sound even BETTER.  I was amazed at all the young people there as well.  I guess they know quality music from trash? :) I didnt expect much but came away wanting their new album, funky blues, jazz....typical Steely Dan, impossible to define.

Make it a GREAT week!

PB

 

Comments

[Deborah Ruth Bixler]

Right on teaching from Habakkuk! Would have sat through it a second time. Which service is the archived streaming video? How can you delete cetain parts as you asked them to do? Everything you say is coming thru you by Holy Spirit's unction and I feel nothing should have to be deleted. But I know you are conscious that some may take it the wrong way. I was upset at God also for allowing the devil to take Will at such a young age but perhaps he had fulfilled his purpose and it was just "his time" as it says in Ecclesiastes--a "time to be born and a time to die"
My sister, Gerri Margaret, died after suffering 50 years with brittle diabetes. She prayed for healing and once she thought she was. She never really accepted the disease that can be controlled with diet and insulin. If not for Banting and Fleming discovering insulin(with God's help)she would have died at the tender age of 9!She often asked me why did she get the disease and not me. I could not answer her. God took her a year ago Aug. 17th. The lady next door(Geroko--Gerry) who used to help me give glucagon shots to Gerri when her blood sugar went low has died also from complications after heart surgery. I hope they are praising the Lord together in Heaven along with our parents and grandparents, Aunts and Uncles who have gone on before.
Had no idea your day was going to be that full--thanks for filling us in--I love your blogs and you but Jesus loves us more--that is what I always tell my grands!!!

[Danielle]

Recycled church people?!?! Wow that's a statement