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Still Basking

January 12, 2009 — Craig T. Owens

I love basking in God's presence!

A good person basks in the delight of God. (Proverbs 12:2)

Yesterday morning people were excited to gather in God’s presence. They were ready to worship God and enthrone Him on their praises. And God was delighted with these good people who came into His presence.

Today I’m still basking in how God’s Spirit visited us yesterday!

It is truly a joy to bask in God’s delight, and I’m looking forward to a lot more basking in 2009! Come join us when you can—there’s plenty of room for anyone else who wants to join in some seeking and some basking.

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S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d-!

January 8, 2009 — Craig T. Owens

Stretch (v.) stretch\ to draw out or extend oneself to the full length or extent. Its origin means “unbroken continuance of some activity.”

We have been observing a time of prayer this week; an unbroken continuance of this powerful activity. It’s always amazing to me just how much the Holy Spirit stretches me during these times.

But I want to be extended to my full potential so I’m grateful for this stretching. I wouldn’t trade these times for anything. But, wow, is it painful at times!

Can I get an “Amen”?

Or maybe just an “Oh, my”?

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Planned Spontaneity

November 16, 2008 — Craig T. Owens

Is that an oxymoron, or what? How can something be planned and spontaneous?

But we experienced planned spontaneity in our service this morning. Our worship team planned and practiced songs which would flow with each other and which would prepare people’s hearts for the Word today. At the end of the planned set of songs God showed up spontaneously with a powerful, unscripted, right-on-the-mark prophetic word for our congregation.

I did my very best to plan and prepare a message for this morning which would be timely, relevant, and applicable. At the end of my planned message God showed up spontaneously. A guest who had never been with us in a service before sang a song that God had given her two days earlier. The song contained the exact same words and phrases that were in my prepared message.

We planned. God showed up spontaneously.

I truly believe that if we had not done our very best planning, God would not have shown up so spontaneously. What do you think?