WEST CENTRAL INTEGRATED TREATMENT FACILITY - Nov. 7, 2015
Wayne and Julia Smith joined 28 ladies for a time of praise and worship and sharing the Word. The service got a late start due to some issues at the facility and then technical problems, but finally Julia was able to open the service. She asked the ladies, "Would you try cooking without first lighting the stove? Try driving a car without first starting the engine? Turn on a lamp that's not plugged in? No, that would be putting the horse before the cart, right? What does Isa. 56:7, Mark 11:17, Matt. 21:13, and Luke 19:46 call God's House? A House of Prayer."
Wayne and Julia Smith joined 28 ladies for a time of praise and worship and sharing the Word. The service got a late start due to some issues at the facility and then technical problems, but finally Julia was able to open the service. She asked the ladies, "Would you try cooking without first lighting the stove? Try driving a car without first starting the engine? Turn on a lamp that's not plugged in? No, that would be putting the horse before the cart, right? What does Isa. 56:7, Mark 11:17, Matt. 21:13, and Luke 19:46 call God's House? A House of Prayer."
How many pray at the start of the day, the end, or at anytime? If we pray first, we can worship better, fellowship better, do everything better. So let's press pause, repent and move prayer to a place of priority in our schedules, families, church life, etc. so that everything might be ignited and impacted. Julia had the ladies quietly pray corporately. This was followed by a time of worship. Then Wayne showed the trailer from the Tamale Ghana Africa mission trip.
Because of a lot of things that had happened from the time of setting up until Julia ministered on prayer, the service took a totally different direction from what was planned. Wayne ministered on how we should deal with persecution taking the Scriptures from Rom. 8:18-21; 12:10-14; Phil.1:27-20; 1 Cor. 15:30-32 and Prov. 26:4-5. None of this was planned but completely led by the Holy Spirit so there are no notes. There was a lot of conversation and then the Sgt. came in to take the ladies back to their dorms, so they didn't get to do an altar call or close in prayer.
How many pray at the start of the day, the end, or at anytime? If we pray first, we can worship better, fellowship better, do everything better. So let's press pause, repent and move prayer to a place of priority in our schedules, families, church life, etc. so that everything might be ignited and impacted. Julia had the ladies quietly pray corporately. This was followed by a time of worship. Then Wayne showed the trailer from the Tamale Ghana Africa mission trip.
Because of a lot of things that had happened from the time of setting up until Julia ministered on prayer, the service took a totally different direction from what was planned. Wayne ministered on how we should deal with persecution taking the Scriptures from Rom. 8:18-21; 12:10-14; Phil.1:27-20; 1 Cor. 15:30-32 and Prov. 26:4-5. None of this was planned but completely led by the Holy Spirit so there are no notes. There was a lot of conversation and then the Sgt. came in to take the ladies back to their dorms, so they didn't get to do an altar call or close in prayer.