Friday, October 1, 2010 40 Days of Prayer & Impact: 9 Days to Launch

Crazy! I can't believe there are only 9 DAYS before the Encounter Grand Opening on 10-10-10. As we have been counting down 40 Days of Prayer & Impact, we hope to prepare you to impact our community in a tangible way.

There is still time for you to join in with what God is doing through an amazing group of people. First, pray with us. Then, let's intentionally take an active part in seeing the spiritual landscape of our community changed even BEFORE the grand opening.

I Must Go See It!

Today, we are looking at Exodus 3:2b-3 ...

Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn't burn up. "This is amazing," Moses said to himself. "Why isn't that bush burning up? I must go see it."

So here's the deal. Moses was not especially thinking about God or spiritual things when he was tending sheep for his Father-in-law. In fact, he had probably tended the sheep here before. I mean, this was his ordinary everyday life.

This time something out-of-the-ordinary happened – something extraordinary! Scripture says that he "stared in amazement!" For many of us, we get caught up in our ordinary life. The truth is that we don't have time for God and spiritual things until God catches our attention.

God infuses our everyday life with the extraordinary to get our attention.

TODAY'S PRAYER

Our prayer is that God would attract our attention today. We need to make time in our schedule to hear from Him, and then live in the expectation that He is doing amazing things around us. Too often when we speak of luck and circumstance, God is presenting us with our very own "burning bush" and asking us to "come see it." It is then that He will speak to us.

TODAY'S IMPACT

Your impact today is to help someone else see their "burning bush" — that out-of-the-ordinary thing through which God is waiting to speak into their life. To be very practical, let me share three specific opportunities.

1. FARMER'S MARKET — Come give away free Tootsie Pops tomorrow at the Farmer's Market. Brighten someone's day with a simple gift and a smile. We'll have invite cards attached to the pops, so you may be the "burning bush" that attracts them to encounter God.
2. KIDS FALL FEST — The following Saturday on October 9, you have the opportunity to do something significant for young families in Helena. The Kids Fall Fest is an opportunity to serve with no strings attached. Those helping with Encounter will be a "burning bush" to our community through free cotton candy, popcorn, and inflatable jumpers for the kids.
3. ENCOUNTER GRAND OPENING — This will be the first of worship gatherings designed to help people encounter God in a real way. Through the casual vibe, musical style, interactive discussion, and EncounterKids environment, volunteers are intentionally serving others to help them hear from God. You can be a "burning bush" in this way as well.
   

Contact us to get involved in any of these opportunities.