Notes From My Church-Testimony Time
PLACE: Lakewood Church-Houston, Tx
Joel Osteen, Pastor
DATE: Saturday, Nov. 26, 2006
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
THE MUSIC: Steve Crawford and Da’dra Greathouse were the worship leaders for the annual Thanksgiving testimony service. Among the songs sung were “Come in From the Outside”, “Mighty To Save”, “Highly Exalted”, “Majesty” and the absolutely beautifully performed “The First Noel.”
THE MESSAGE: I always enjoy the annual testimony service because it is encouraging to hear of the wonderful things that God is doing in the lives of others. The participants this year spoke of physical healings, a healed marriage, restored finances and a fulfilled promise.
One woman told of being healed of cancer. She spoke on how Pastor Joel’s teachings helped her to stand on the word of God and fight for her health. When she was undergoing treatment she told of how a nurse told her that the red dye that was used was called “the red devil”. She said immediately she confessed that the dye was not the devil but “the blood of Jesus flowing through her body”. God healed her of cancer and restored her son to her as well.
Another woman spoke on how a sickness caused her and her husband to have trouble conceiving a child they so badly wanted. It was such a blessing to hear how God healed her body and enabled her to conceive. Their dire financial situation caused by a lack of insurance was also miraculously transformed.
Those with financial difficulties could certainly relate to the next couple who spoke of financial hardship with debt close to $180,000. The husband described coming home and sitting in total darkness because he was depressed and terrified of what would happen to him and his family. His turning point came when he did three things. He kept tithing, he decided to come out of debt, and he had a vision of victory.
His wife spoke blessings over him as he left for work. She declared that he was the number one performer in his firm and that he was the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath, a lender and not a borrower. She also put scriptures throughout the house, futher creating a vision of victory. Through the faithfulness of God the husband said that they are totally debt free. He said that God told him his greatest moment was not becoming debt free but making a decision to come out of debt.
The next two couples spoke of a restored marriage and a fulfulled promise. The first couple spoke of wanting to abandon their marriage. The turning point came when the husband asked his wife to come to church. The wife said she remembered praying that something would have to change or she was going to leave her husband. She tearfully recounted praying with a prayer partner and sensing a turning point in her marriage and in her own life.
The next couple received a promise from God for twins (one boy & one girl). They told of waiting and waiting in vain. They memorized and spoke faith scriptures, acted on their faith and got a pink and blue nursery ready and waited on God to fulfull his promise to them. It seemed as if it was not going to happen, then one day they received the words they were waiting for from the doctor. They were having twins!! The awesome part of this story is that they waited for 29 years. 29 years!! God was faithful and fulfulled his promise.
This was such an enjoyable service because it lets all of us know that God does love us and He wants us to be blessed. Pastor Joel is always speaking of us being victors and having our dreams fulfilled. He tells us to stay in an attitude of faith and remain filled with hope. Beliveve that God has a great plan in store for your life today!
THE ATMOSPHERE: After hearing such awesome testimonies the atmosphere was full of praise and thanksgiving. All of the participants went up on the stage (including the babies) and the choir, lead by Steve and D’adra sung a closing song of praise. They performed the song, “How Great is Our God.” What a perfect ending! God is great and He is always watching and waiting to perform His word in our lives.
……..and that is what happened in my church this week. You can always watch live and archived services at http://www.lakewood.cc/ or http://www.joelosteen.com/.
What was it like in your church this week? The entire universe is filled with God’s love and grace. We would love to hear about your church service. Post a comment or e-mail me at dominique@1800gospel.com and tell us all about the music, the message and the atmosphere at your church.
Dominique
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