I was a bit skeptical...

...but that's all changed. skeptical about what, you may ask? well, on a last minute notice we booked a "healing" evangelist to come to our church. when i heard about this i must admit i rolled my eyes. you see, i was already imagining the hype that would come along with the visitation of this evangelist. everyone at church would get all super spiritual, and the place would be packed out far more than usual. and i asked myself, "why do we need some 'special' person to visit our church to pack the place out and to get people to dive into what God has for them." so i showed up at church this morning wearing my skeptical pants today. and i kept them on for quite a while.
yes, there were more people than normal at the services today. and yes, there was a LOT of hype. but this evangelist was genuine. and after watching him and listening to him, and then SEEING people healed, i burned the skeptical pants. it is true that we should not need someone special to visit our church for us to let God move, but i guess that's what it takes in some people's case. but today's services were fun, and alive, and interactive. it was what church is truly all about...seeing the power of God move in people's lives.
God is not all about eloquantly spoken pastors, rituals, duties, intellegent sermons, or perfect worship. God is about rocking people's lives and creating true change in individuals. and that is what we saw today. we saw a blind person healed....hearing restored in several individuals...and much much more. and we are holding a few more services this week as well. it's fun! GOD is fun!