Not Another 'Do-Gooder' Event

Mother/Daughter Event in Charlotte, May 17th.   

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John 15:5

"I am the vine; you are the branches.  If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can nothing."

God drew 350+ women/girls to our event a few weeks ago.  They heard:

• the gospel truth; 
• practical  messages about establishing a real love relationship with God;  
• practical messages about how to do married life - 
• practical messages about parenting, grand parenting and ways to deal with teen issues.  

NOW... 350+ households are being impacted with Jesus. 

If that were not enough...

• 21 women/girls committed their lives to Christ for the first time!!!   Eternal destinies have been changed!
• Multitudes fell on their knees before the Lord in repentance and surrender.  They made commitments to obey what they had sensed Him telling them over the weekend.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!   Lives impacted and changed for the Kingdom of God.  

Do you want to know the secret behind this success???    

• Was it the cool testimonies of the keynote speakers:  Linda and Jen Barrick?  (Awesome, but no.)

Was it the worship led by Ryan and the band?  (They were AWESOME TOO!  But no.)

• Was it the breakout leaders and their wisdom concerning each of their topics?  

NOPE!

The secret is found in something you did not see.  It was something that took place behind closed doors when NO ONE but God Almighty Himself was watching.  

PRAYER  Jesus tells us apart from Him we will bear no fruit - but if we remain in Him - we will bear much fruit. Prayer is one of the ways we remain in Him.

For months our team spent time on our faces before the Lord.   Then 4 months prior to the conference, a group of 6 within our team of 10 began meeting weekly for prayer. Many days it was a conference call at 6am or at 9pm.   

Without a shadow of doubt, the reason I can share so many were impacted - is because of prayer.   

Prayer is the secret behind ANY event you may be hosting.   Prayer is the true work.  Had prayer not covered this event - the speakers, the worship, and the event in general would have fallen flat.  It would have felt like another do-gooder event.  If that's the case - we might as well be another do-gooder organization.  (the intent is not to demean other organizations here.)

I'm not in this for another do-gooder event.  I want the power of God to fall.  But I must resolve to pray.   SO MUST YOU.

• It could be a simple dinner party (though not easy to me),  
• A Bible study you are hosting in your home or at church,
• A Mom's play group in your home, 
• An event at your church or community; 
• Your Sunday School lesson; 
• Your secular book club; 
• A business meeting; 
• A job interview... 

Regardless of what it is  - big or elaborate - BEGIN IN PRAYER.

God will transform our little bit of organization and our little bit of talent and ability.  He'll pour His supernatural power and anointing on it...

Oh girl!  The end result is not just another event where everyone leaves feeling inspired.   But an event where people leave resolved to think differently; behave differently and live differently because they've been touched afresh by the living God of the Universe.  

This is the secret behind the success of ANY event.

If you aren't sure where to start - This is a great starting place.  I teach you how to pray and organize in this little Prayer Journal tool.  (Available on Amazon)

Special thanks to our Conference Prayer Team -

Dina Hester - Leader and Organizer
Sarah Bush
Fuller Harvey
Melody Merritt
Amy Newton
Ann Wiley

Mothers and Daughters of 7-14 year olds...
This is a REALLY cool event.  I'll be taking my daughter.  Your girls will LOVE this band.  Awesome roll models and great music.  Back stage passes available at a great price.
Will share more next week!
Mark your calendars.