Last night.. This morning..

OK! Last night... or this morning.... Whatever... was so incredible... We worshiped and prayed and laughed and shared some of the awesome things that God has done in our lives and it was over so quickly.  Jeremy Medkiff, our worship pastor, and his team was so great.  I guess they played for the entire time except for about 20 min.  9pm-5am... That’s a marathon worship set!  I was blown away by how many people showed up! LTG is a special place with super people! I know that God is doing something new and exciting! I’m just glad to be a part of it!  Come expecting a miracle Sunday!!!

All-Night Prayer Meeting

I’m really looking forward to the prayer meeting tonight.  Tonight is a big deal and I believe that we are charting a new course for LTG as well as the body of Christ in our community.   Some would say that 8 hours of prayer is too much to handle but I think the greatest days of the church will follow the same pattern as the New Testament church in that their effectiveness was preceded by prayer.... So without going on and on :)  we are going to, as I’ve heard it called, pray through and believe we will have an Acts 4 experience.  
Acts 4:31 “The place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke the Word of God boldly.”
So join us tonight for a night that will change the course of history.  We start at 9pm and finish at 5am.  We will be starting with worship and it’s gonna be exciting.

“More is wrought by prayer than this world dreams of”  -Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Sunday Reflection

Well what do you say?.... It always amazes me when God just seems to take over the service.  Today was one of those days that you just wanted to hang out in the flow.... You know the truth is that the Holy Spirit can do more in a few seconds than I can do in speaking for 30 min.  Sometimes we just need to shut-up and let God move.  I mean..... It is His church right :)  Today was a blast and I’m looking forward to what God has in store for us next week.

How do you pray?

Hmmmm.... Prayer. It’s one of the things that is required of us as Christ-followers but I find that it is also one of the most under-practiced and under-taught disciplines of the church. If God has called His church to be a House of Prayer then it would seem that we as believers should all be involved in that prayer but, sadly, most believers fall asleep at the mere mention of a prayer meeting. I think that we, pastors and leaders, have dropped the ball. Most prayer meetings are boring if we are honest about it. So..... The question is how do we change that? I have started teaching the practice of prayer from the Hebrew perspective.(you’ll have to attend to hear more about that) I think we, the western church, have forgotten that what brings the presence of God into our lives are the audible prayers of His people. Notice I said audible. I was reading an article about Dr. Cho’s church in Seoul, South Korea where their corporate prayer was described like this: “Their praying is so powerful it sounds like a giant waterfall. One cannot be in the sanctuary when people are praying and not be moved”. That’s what I’m talking about..... Matthew 18:19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven” Agree in Greek is symphoneo..... Our prayers should be a symphony to God. All of us play different notes but the same score. We have just come to the place in the the American church where the norm is praying under our breath but the biblical norm was praying audibly. Is it just a cultural deal? I’m not sure but, just being honest, if praying out loud is going to release God’s power more effectively then I’m all about it. Anyway, speaking of exciting prayer meetings... We are having an Acts 4 prayer meeting Friday Nov. 28th from 9pm to 5am. What is an Acts 4 meeting? Acts 4:31 “The place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke the Word of God boldly.” This will not be boring. Remember, prayer changes the course of History! One of my Mentors, Eddie Turner, has always told me that “you pray it through in the spiritual before it is manifest in the physical”. That’s Cool! Some come on..... Let “Pray it Through” together!

WOW!

Another great day!  I can’t really begin to tell you how great it is to be a part of what God is doing at Living To Go.  The presence of God has been so....... Tangible over the last few months but the last 2 weeks have been so intense and people have been showing up like crazy!  Today it was so a packed and someone turned the heat up..... Literally.  It was so hot that all the projectors started overheating and the little warning signs pop up and say “check air flow” right in the middle of the screens.... Funny stuff! (I am easily entertained :) You know,  if you haven’t been in a while you need to get back in a service at LTG and jump in.  God is really doing some cool stuff... Come early though... That is If you want a good seat :)

Hope for tomorrow

Geez... How many emails and calls can be sent about how bad or how great the election was.  Regardless on where anyone stands on the issues we have a new president-elect.  The one word that seemed to resonate across the nation (for 2 loooooong years!) was change.  I am reminded of another nation who longed for change as well.  Israel wanted a king like all the other nations, they wanted change on their terms and what is amazing is God allowed them to have it their way....  They chose a king that reflected the way they believed and the way they felt for the change that THEY wanted.  And they Got it in King Saul.  Apparently not God’s first choice, but God still anointed him king.  I have 2 points to share today.....

1. Christianity is not about our take on things or how we feel about matters (that is relativism, a cancer that has spread through the church in America) but it IS about the unchanging, uncompromising Word of God.  Sin is sin no matter what I think about it or how I feel about it.  God’s Word never changes
2. Even if President-Elect Obama wasn’t your choice realize that God will give him a choice, like every leader,  to honor the God of Israel and bring blessings on our land or..... Well, I think you know what or entails.
   

Our jobs as followers of Christ is to realize that God truly is control and to intercede and pray for those in authority over us.  Positive change that will bring blessing to America will come when we honor God and wave His banner not ours. I’ll leave you with this thought..... Be a person of vision,  a person of hope, a person who acknowledges that God is God and will always be God.
“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings, and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2 (NKJV

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GO VOTE!

Make sure that you go vote before or after work today. We, as leaders and Christians, should not complain about policies and decisions made by our government if we don't vote. So don't stay away from the polls because the lines are long... (and they are...I'm in one now) Go Vote! Let our faith and Christian values be heard through your vote. Every vote does matter...

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Man... when will i learn? i crashed the website today and lost all of our email accounts! so if you are looking for www.livingtogo.org it's not there! give me a couple of days and it'll be back up with a new look to go along with it. In the meantime you can reach me at clay.baggett@gmail.com.
Anyway, I'm expecting a great day tomorrow! be sure you're there expecting a miracle.....