50 people gave their lives to Jesus for the first time today at Elevation Church!
The message was about sex.
Genesis 3:7-10 connected the dots between sexuality and salvation.

I’m so proud of all of you who came out of hiding today to receive the forgiveness that only Christ can offer.

We also announced our upcoming move to 3 services beginning Easter Sunday.
People clapped and seemed happy to hear it. I think they were happy because it’s getting crowded in that auditorium. And they want more seats to invite their friends.
We’re gonna give the people what they want.

I was shocked when I heard today’s total count: 1738 people.
I don’t know why I was so shocked.
God promises all of His divine resources to a group of people who will forge into the darkness and shine the light of the Gospel.
I need to start expecting God to blow my mind. Every single week.

Speaking of divine resources, our offering today was roughly 3 times our average offering! I’m so thankful for your generosity Elevation.
Let’s keep investing in the only thing that matters: the Kingdom of God.

Before I go, I want to confess a sin to you.
Last night as I was rehearsing my message, I sensed the Spirit of God prompting me to call Larry Brey, our Assimilation Pastor, and have him rally the troops and call them to prayer, specifically for the salvation of lost people and freedom from addiction.

I called Larry, and he got our warriors praying. And God answered our prayers in a mighty way.

Here’s the problem. I also sensed God telling me that we should ask Him specifically for 50 people to be saved today. But that number seemed too big. I didn’t want to get everybody’s hopes up. So I didn’t mention the number 50 to anyone.

When they told me that 48 people had received Christ today, I felt like a wimp, and I made God a renewed promise:

I will base my prayers in the future on Ephesians 3:20, and I will not be afraid to speak to others what God speaks to me.

I did feel a little justified for keeping quiet about my secret goal, though.
After all, it was 48 people, not 50.

When Larry called me at 4:00 this afternoon and told me that they had missed 2 cards in the first service, which gave us a grand total of 50, not 48, salvations, I almost cried.

God is big.

And His promises are precise.

(By the way, I wrote the title and the first sentence of this blog entry last night. I couldn’t even show Holly because my faith was too small.)

Thank you Elevation for standing by your preacher as He tackles the taboo.

All glory to Jesus for His life changing power.