Hey Fam! Happy Thursday!
First off, thank you to those who prayed for me on Monday. When I showed up to The Front to preach, it was after three very late nights, a very busy weekend of ministry, a bunch of clients in the office, and a half birthday party for Natalie. When I arrived, I seriously felt like I just wanted to sleep. The Holy Spirit definitely moved because once I grabbed the mic, I felt ZERO fatigue at all.
The Lord had been stirring the message on my heart for over a month, and many people told me after that it really stirred them too. I spoke about:
–Two profound prophetic signs that the Lord is showing us…right now
–Two POWERFUL stories from the Bible that they are pointing to
-A special anointing that these signs are suggesting is being released…right now
-One key biblical strategy that we can employ to keep us full of joy and zeal…AND able to step into the anointing that is being released
I can virtually guarantee that it will encourage you and stir you up as well. Click below to hear it:
Speaking of the Holy Spirit being poured out, this weekend was POWERFUL.
Sunday at Siesta was by far the biggest highlight.
The evening started with two young guys coming over to talk after I asked them if they wanted prayer. They told me that lately they had been praying and trying to seek God but didn’t feel like they were getting anywhere. They asked me what they should do, and I came to find out that they didn’t really know much about Jesus or the Bible.
I shared the full gospel with them, and they both prayed to receive Jesus. It was truly a fish jumping in the boat kind of a moment. Then, right as I was telling them all about how God sovereignly orchestrated the entire thing and how He is right there with us, a man walked by with a tattoo of Jesus’ face on his arm that was facing us. I pointed it out to the guys, and they were stunned. Below the tattoo it even said “te amo” which is Spanish for “I love you.”
They then took bibles, tracts, and Gods promises books, I gave them a little discipleship and then connected with them on social media. They were so moved by the entire experience. Here they are:
Then, a little while later, a woman came over and received prayer. We came to find out that she had been dabbling heavily in witchcraft and used to be married to a warlock. She had come to the beach to bring her young children to the drum circle, but God had other plans. The woman got radically delivered right by the walkway.
As she was being delivered, a man named Brian came over and asked me what was happening to her. He had no grid for it, so I explained it as simply as I could. Then he asked if we could pray over him too. Brian got touched by the Holy Spirit and both he and the woman both prayed to receive Jesus.
Then, the woman went to get her kids, and Brian went to get his brother. All of them ended up receiving Jesus too. Then, we went to the water to baptize them, and more people ended up getting baptized. Some got radically delivered also. When all was said and done, 11 people had been baptized.
Here’s a short video of clips of this mighty outpouring that took place:
What a night!!!
On Saturday, we began with a great service at The Retirement Home
Then, we saw God move strongly at Riverwalk. For the 5th week in a row, multiple children came to receive Christ after I gave the altar call. There were several that came early on:
Then two more, plus a teenager came later on:
One young man who was ministering with us for the first time… got baptized for the first time that night too, which was awesome.
And several others got powerfully touched by the Spirit as well:
On Friday, we had a good night too. Less dramatic, but we did see several people get touched by the Lord in fresh ways, including a woman who was a pastor’s daughter but not fully walking with the Lord. We also gave out well over 100 tracts throughout the weekend as well.
BIG thanks to Abagail, Amber, Howie, Mike M, Mike V, Mike K, Rochelle, Lucas, Colton, Chris, Geraldine, Paul, Daniel, Mike F, Michelle, Mauricio, Zorelis and family, Renee, Sharon, Ignacio and friend, and Tom. Great work everyone!
We’re excited to see what the Lord does this weekend! Hope to see you soon!
Chris, Sofiya and Natalie