This coming Friday we begin the Evangelistic outreach in the city. For three weeks you have been inviting people you know with postcards. Estimated 6,000 postcards had been distributed by church members alone. If you tune in Sunday 11:30 am to the GraceFM 105.9 you will hear the It Is Written broadcast with an invitation to the upcoming meetings, and a sample of the music, Marian Kossovan singing. The program is in place. Presenters, singers and prayer support are ready. We are praying for the Holy Spirit to empower everyone involved. We are praying that this event would literally turn our churches, and the city upside down.
Last week I shared the format of programming for every night, inviting you to read, visualize, and pray about it. There have been contributions made which already improved the programming. We are expecting live praise music from Indonesian and Filipino groups 15 minutes before the beginning of the program. Come early, for 6:45 not to miss the inspiring praise.
At 7 pm Mike Keim will come out and welcome the audience, helping people to connect with each other and build the climate of friendliness and participation.
From 7:05 to 7:15 every night a unique need will be addressed and a prayer offered for people experiencing these needs. Just to give you a foretaste – Wanito Bernadin from St.Catharines church will speak about tensions in the Youth Culture today; Zak Abdel Sayed will speak three different nights about dealing with pain, surviving economic meltdown, and parenting problems; Gord & Kathy Rayner will address issues of depression, addictions; Jovin Mwizerwa from Rwanda will speak on Forgiveness.
7:15 we will be graced by a musical number, after which there will be a time for Question & Answer period, addressing questions from the previous presentation, ending with a prayer. Each night one of our London elders will pray interceding for the conversion work of the Holy Spirit.
At 7:35 the second musical item will lead into the feature presentation of the evening.
At 8:20 the presentation will end with a closing song and an appeal. By 8:30pm the program will be completed. We invite you not to rush out, to take your time and mingle with people, building relationships, encouraging their questions. At that time there will be spiritually charged environment where convictions are readied. Be sensitive to people searching God and answers to their life.
The need right now is for 24 committed persons/teams to serve as row-hosts, registering people, handing out pens, cards, materials, and collecting correspondence back for the registration team. Please speak directly to pastor Alex if this is your area of interest.
Let’s remember that Evangelism is about imparting to people what Jesus imparted to us: life, joy, peace, hope, love. And Above All – the Holy Spirit! Pray that you will have Him to give. We give from what we have. Pray to be filled abundantly, that from your overflow of blessings others would be blessed.
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