Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter Sunrise

I just wanted to use this blog as a shout out for our Easter Sunrise service that we had early this morning. It was amazing and God was sooo present. After we prayed, worshiped, and shared the gospel, we began to worship again. I closed my eyes and when I opened them again to look at the ocean there was a man with his dog standing right next to us. I thought HOW COOL IS THIS?!?!?! One of Ashley's friends talked to the man and invited him to the service. I can't wait to hear that story!

Not only that, there was a couple that saw us and climbed up to sit on the lifeguard tower overlooking us. The wife had her hand extended toward us during the whole time of worship. They were talking together and singing with us. Then it was Dannah's turn to get baptized. The couple on the lifeguard were amazed that we were going to baptize Dannah. By then we had a couple other people watching from the parking lot.

And then I thought, if God can show up and affect several people at 6:30 in the morning on the sand in Newport Beach, he can do so much more than that. in a small setting. in a huge setting. I think today was a time to help me remember that. Sometime it is hard to see the little things of the Kingdom and how we have a part in the plan.

10 comments:

  1. and how it is SO MUCH BIGGER than just us and our individual lives. : )

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  2. so true! yesterday was so much fun, I cannot wait to do it again. and YES I love what you said about God working at 6:30 in the morning on the beach and how we need to do so much more because He wants us to give Him so much more!

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  3. surrendered hearts to Christ speak volumes. how amazingly beautiful and humbling that God would allow us to play a small part in what He is doing around us! ah!

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  4. Awesome! Can't believe I missed Dannah's baptism. Feels like I missed a wedding.

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  5. that sunrise service was unbelievable. i was so tired but the Spirit totally woke me up!!!! i was just overjoyed the whole dayyy

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  6. Such an incredible morning!!! It seriously woke up my soul and stirred up a fire in me to do things like that more often... I too realized the same thing because of seeing the couple, the man with his dog and other people up so early... Everything we do is being watched by others and has a possibility of leading someone to Christ. It definitely convicted me to be more spontaneous with my days off and to enjoy God's beautiful creation.

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  7. ah, yes, it was so beautiful! i loved that morning. i'll be there this sunday if you'd like to join me. everyone was so wonderfully full in the presence of God. lovely people :)

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  8. I was bummed I didn't get a chance to make this...but it is so great hearing the stories of Dannah's baptism and everything else. So amazing when God shows up in our little worlds. There is nothing greater.

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  9. Sunday was so awesome! God is so good! I'm glad you were able to come :) By the way, I forgot to tell you but I found out from my friend that the guy that was standing outside our circle listening to us was a Christian. He had to work that day and so wasn't able to go to church. He was listening to our singing as he prayed for his girlfriend and father who didn't know the Lord. I'm so glad my friend talked to him and was able to be encouraged by the worship as we were!

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  10. That time was so great!! I was so encouraged by it.
    So awesome to see God weave together meeting all of us, the guy with his dog and the couple:) and so much more through that morning:)

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