We just finished the last day of the first week of POWERHOUSE. The word described it exceptionally well.
Our house really feels much more powerful because of all the prayer and worship we've had for the past 5 days. Seriously speaking, it feels so easy to wake up early and pray.
this is what i've been doing daily:
Days that I stayed overnight: Sunday - monday; monday-tuesday; wednesday - thursday;
Typically, i would arrive in church or WAKE up in church at 6am - 6.15am and help prepare the place.
Besides the sound console, media or WT side, Usher and the Cafe are the busy ones.
The ushering in of people during the first 30minutes were a challenge - but now it is not, we have grown to be able to handle the crowd of 800 avg.
The giving out of refreshments were a struggle at first as well, but again, HOGC proves ourselves to have grown and able to handle the massive crowd, with SMILE, with DIGNITY, and JOY to serve. Faithfulness with Great Attitude till the End.
During the 1 hour, the congregation were given the prayer list by the Ushers to pray individually or even small groups for around 40-45minutes IF you reach at 7am. I am so amazed that I saw a woman who arrived at 6.35am and started praying...
Usually 15 minutes before the 8am, Ps. Tan would address the crowd to pray in tongues together, then flowing with the Spirit, we would worship, and pray, then worship, and pray. Till 8am or slightly extra-time. I mean, the people can pray! It may not been deafening, but it is overwhelming. You can feel the buzz and engine build-up when the whole crowd starts honoring God in the Heavenly language.
It gives me a sense of SUCCESS and i can meditate on this scene.
It will surely COME to PASS.
After 8am, the people who are rushing for time will be allowed to go off. We have a queue to take the lift and also have a queue for taking the stairs. There will be a "GO" and "HALT" moment at the lobby lest everyone gets stuffed by heat and stench in the walkway.
HOGC: Forever people-centered!
At that instant, food will be distributed very quickly at lightning speed of 5 heads per second (avg). there will be another refreshment corner at level 1 as well for people who were in a rush and didn't manage to receive 1 at level 12. thoughtfulness again... =)
Walkie-talkies will be ringing all the time especially during the time. You hear "lifts clear", "walkway full", "another group coming". "Food running out", "Pastor [so and so] heading towards lfit". busy, and sharpness miraculously merge together to result in excellence.
This is MY church!
Confident people will be clearing path for the men of God and escorting them to their exits. That's honoring people. =)
The Heart of God.
People would have cleared, curtains would be drawn, bright morning light would shine in, and then the operation people would gather. De-brief is the time for discipleships - Live, LEARN, Lead. Never lose this if you are still alive. SO - LIVE. We learn how to do things at the higher level, we learn about our mistakes, we learn to observe, learn to lead. It's never ending, and it's never satisfying. We keep wanting to learn - more and more!
Learning is a lifetime.
Life changing discipleship from Pastors:
Leaders mentality, Servant heart - I believe this is the heart of God. He came down to lead people towards their destiny and fullness in the Spirit. But at the same time, He has a heart serve people. WOW! Reeeeevelationnnnnnn.
USUALLY, after this would be breakfast and sleep. I do not know how this link up but it does during this 1 week. We would just eat and just fall dead on the floor only to wake up at 12 plus to work again, waiting for the next POWER to fall on us.
Welcome to Power house. You'd never want to miss it again.
Home sweet home
Personal encounter with God:
Nowadays, after attnending Powerhouse for 5 days in a row already, I pray with such a faith in my heart. Usually man would find difficulty engaging in because they are not connected with God - their frequency is not in tune with the Holy Spirit.
But today was totally FLOW.
I could just pray for Pastors, breakthrough in my CG, in the people's lives so naturally and led by the Spirit. I did not stutter, not waver, but I just conquer - new ground in the 4th dimension.
TRY IT - you will know it is God.
He lives in this HOUSE.
Friday, August 15, 2008
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God has blessed us with this already!!
1) Growth - Mindset
2) Pastors
3) Conviction of the people - Idealism
2) Pastors
3) Conviction of the people - Idealism
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