The Joy of our Jerusalem was heard afar off!

Thank you so much for all of your prayers for our ministry at Calvary Chapel Space Coast! God has been doing an amazing work in the past several weeks, and the praise and worship of our kids, youth, and adults has been literally a family affair.

Our praise and worship has been filled with the Spirit, our hearts have been stirred by the Spirit, our witness has been bold in the Spirit, our ministry to those in need has been generous in the Spirit, and the love of Christ seems to be penetrating even the hardest of hearts.We have seen people come to Christ, people get right with God, people find new life and new hope in Christ, and it looks like a sudden outpouring of the Spirit. We baptized 13 people this morning, one of which decided on the spot. Before I even got out the door three others had approached me about getting baptized.

Men, women, families, and therefore our church family, are not just being touched by God, but getting CHANGED! God doesn't want to just touch our hearts. God wants to bring us to repentance and wants to change our hearts. No wonder we are so excited. This morning reminded me of what we read in Nehemiah 12 where it says that the joy of Jerusalem could be heard afar of.

There we were in our front parking lot along U.S. 1 hooting and cheering and immersing kids and adults and rejoicing in the testimonies of God working in us and through us. No electronic audio or video, just families celebrating Christ together.I was dancing for joy today, as I saw our group of leaders in their "Armor of God" T-shirts lining people up for baptism and accompanying into the baptism pool out by U.S. 1. I don't know what all the traffic passing by thought, but what a celebration in Christ!

So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God . . . Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off.(Neh 12:40-43)

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.(Psa 5:11-12)

When the music fades, and all the audio and video electronics are stripped away, is the Spirit of God still evident? The Spirit of God doesn't work through audio and video mood setting, but through the word of God. The Spirit of God doesn't bring life to auditoriums, but to the hearts of men. What's been going on in your heart lately? May the Lord bring rejoicing to your Jerusalem, and may the sound be heard afar off.

Please keep praying for us in the midst of this move of God in our midst.
Yours in Him,
Pastor B.