The Greatest Worship Experience Ever (see "taps" video below)

I was blessed this morning to go down to City Gospel Mission with some wonderful, dedicated brothers and sisters in Christ. The place was packed with homeless men and women, young and old, from various ethnic backgrounds. As I looked into their faces, I seen people in need of the ministry of Christ in their lives. Jesus Christ's ministry mantra is spelled out in Luke 4:18-19, "The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord."

As we drove back to the church, four of us men discussed that every need of every person there this morning is met in the ministry of Christ. Undoubtedly, most if not all of them would be considered poor by the world's standards. Many came into the mission this morning brokenhearted, crippled in their spirit by blows of this life. The majority of them are living in capitivity to drugs, alcohol, perversion, and poverty. And many are blind to the power of the gospel that brings true freedom and liberty to the bruised and hurting.

I was touched this morning as Brother John Bauer shared a message of hope and the favor of God "the acceptable year of the Lord" to everyone before breakfast. John shared exactly what Jesus would have shared if He would have been there in the physical...God's favor, God's love, the hope and future that God has for each one of them as they seek after Him. Jesus said in
Matthew 5:3, "Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

It was an awesome priviledge to minister Christ "to the least of these" at the mission which Matthew 25:45 tells us is actually doing it unto Christ Himself. What a blessing and the greatest experience in worship I believe is to minister "to the least of these." Proverbs 19:17, "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again."

I am really excited about our worship services tomorrow. I am really expecting an awesome day! Please come ready to worship and be ready to give and receive. The same Spirit that anointed Jesus to minister will be with us on Sunday ready to do all the things He said He will do in Luke 4:18, 19.

See you in the morning!


In His love,

Pastor Randy