Real Evangelism...Real Life

The evangelism event and the Real Life youth meeting went absolutely wonderful this past Saturday. All day long we were busy running around, and pouring ourselves out for Jesus. Saturday morning came quick, as we had our friends from the Warsaw church come to our flat for breakfast. Then they were off to meet the group from Tarnów at the church. The Tarnów, Cieszyn, and Warsaw group made a fantastic team, and really were able to touch the city. There was a lot of prayer that went up for this event, and I believe it was the reason everything went so smoothly. For those of you who follow the blog, you'll remember that we had all kinds of opposition in Skoczów, but we had none in Cieszyn. The police didn't come by, and there was no trouble whatsoever. It was peaceful, everyone worked together in unity, and each group helped make an impact. The group from Tarnów did a dance and a drama. Plus, they helped preach and reach out. The group from Warsaw, who lead the event, played music, and preached. Pastors Sławek and Gosia were very touched by how all of these youth, and young adults worked together.

A friend from Tarnów preaching.

Church of Glory Cieszyn had never really done an outreach like this, and I believe it has stirred their people to want to do more events. People overcame their fears, and broke through barriers to witness to their community, and share the good news. The feedback I got from those who attended was very positive. I feel that it broke a mentality that "Cieszyn is hard to reach." In reality, Ciesyzn, like any other city is ready for the harvest. I think it was a great idea to get the congregation out there, and doing something. It was incredibly helpful to have both the Warsaw and Tarvów groups there, and I feel that the Cieszyn church learned a great deal from them. 

A few hours later, a bunch of us met up at the church for band practice, and began tying up any last minute loose ends. 7pm rolled around, and everyone was set to go for Real Life. The worship was absolutely powerful, and heartfelt. Patrycja got up and shared a few words, and then we presented our real life video. The video was about the reality in Poland, and how the youth are facing some hard issues in their generation. If they truly want to have real life, they must  have faith. I preached on seeing, believing, and experiencing the real life God has in store for you. I spoke on the two guys who were on the road to Emmaus, and how they didn't recognize Jesus. They didn't believe he had risen, and were shocked to hear that his body was 'missing' from the tomb. They didn't see, they didn't believe, and they were downcast. I saw that the youth of Poland are in the same position. They too can't see Him, and they don't believe He is a Jesus that they can interact with. Of course I'm talking about youth in Poland that have not yet had a real encounter with Jesus. There are crucifixes with little metal Jesus' over Poland, and to me that is how the youth of Poland view Jesus. Unable to help them financially, unable to help them emotionally, and unable to interact with them, because he's on that cross. He's a powerless Jesus to many, but that isn't the truth. The truth is that He is alive, and they can experience Him. So for many, having faith or believing in Jesus is not an option most consider. It's time now for them to be awakened to an option they weren't aware of, and the option that will rescue their lives. It will be the fire of God that will change them, and shake their nation. They don't need powerless religion from America; the gospel of die and go to heaven. They need the good news about a Jesus they can have a relationship with now, and move in his power today. 

Afterwards, those who were hungry came forward for prayer, and were mightily touched. There was one girl in particular that was walled up, but so hungry for God. Patrycja and I prayed for her, and then we pulled another person to come stand beside her. I put Patrycja on one side of her, and our friend on the other side of her. Within seconds, God's presence showed up very powerfully, and all three experienced God. Another youth had come up for prayer, and as I was praying for him, big tears fell on my hands. God was really touching his heart, and healing it. These two and many more experienced the real life that Jesus had for them. In the end, it was a great service, and I'm thankful for all those who worked behind the scenes to make it run so smooth.

The next day we had our Sunday morning service, and our friend Paweł Haponiuk led worship. There was a new level of glory, and God moved freely. I believe because this church had poured itself out all weekend, it made it easy for God to move. Overall, it was a fantastic weekend, and it was awesome to see people advancing the Kingdom of God together. Everything was so peaceful, successful, and smooth. Many thanks to Pastor Jan, Michael, and the Tarnów group for coming and helping us. Many thanks to Pastor Marcin, Paweł, and the Warsaw group for all you did all weekend.