Thursday, November 29, 2012
What was on throughout the Day
The meetings started at 8 am with a time set apart for intercession and worship. From there, it was straight into the word for an hour and half. At ten o clock, the sessions split into separate tracks. These sessions allowed the ministers to focus and speak to their audience and justice was done to the variety of people attending the convention. Pastors and church planters moved into a separate area, while the kids had their own worship tent. The rest of the people stayed in the main tent till noon.
At 1pm, lunch was served to all the registered delegates. This meant that over 75 volunteers were giving rice in leaf-plates (the original use and throw version) while another 75 kept pouring hot daal curry (lentils) on the plates. By the time you finished your meals, it was time for the afternoon meetings.
At 2.30pm for the next two hours, the youth gathered in one tent for worship and teaching. The kids gathered in the hall (by the second night there were over 400 kids). The pastors had their own conference hall while the sisters gathering in the main tent, used the rest of the space available.
At 5.30pm the sound system used to come alive for a 6pm start. This was the signal the people would wait before they began to pour into the main tent. It seemed that they could not afford to miss a single second of the service.
All of the sessions began before time and ended on time. As one person commented, “There was no need to wear a watch during the day. You just had to go with the flow from morning till evening. It was a timeless day.”
At 1pm, lunch was served to all the registered delegates. This meant that over 75 volunteers were giving rice in leaf-plates (the original use and throw version) while another 75 kept pouring hot daal curry (lentils) on the plates. By the time you finished your meals, it was time for the afternoon meetings.
At 2.30pm for the next two hours, the youth gathered in one tent for worship and teaching. The kids gathered in the hall (by the second night there were over 400 kids). The pastors had their own conference hall while the sisters gathering in the main tent, used the rest of the space available.
At 5.30pm the sound system used to come alive for a 6pm start. This was the signal the people would wait before they began to pour into the main tent. It seemed that they could not afford to miss a single second of the service.
All of the sessions began before time and ended on time. As one person commented, “There was no need to wear a watch during the day. You just had to go with the flow from morning till evening. It was a timeless day.”
Enthroned on the Praises
"I wish this would never end. I made a decision to come by myself at the last minute. How I want my family to be with me for this grand celebration,” This is what Ashok had to say, when he was caught on camera rejoicing in the presence of God. Ashok and his wife are recent believers, who decided to travel over 600 kilometers to worship Jesus with over 40,000 people at the 32nd Annual Convention of the Filadelfia Fellowship of Churches in India.
The presence of God was unmistakable throughout the week, with people worshipping, listening intently to the Word, crying their hearts out in prayer or just waiting on God in the main tent. Three and four year olds were found standing, clapping and waving their hands in the air while the adults were seated. It was a celebration of what God had done throughout the year, of what the people could do when they were united in their purpose and efforts.
By the third night, people were right in front of the stage vying for their share of space well before the service began at six pm. While they jostled among themselves, another group of worshippers at the far back were dancing away the praises of God in their tribal rhythm.
God was indeed enthroned on the praised of his people and that throne was right among the people throughout the six days!
The presence of God was unmistakable throughout the week, with people worshipping, listening intently to the Word, crying their hearts out in prayer or just waiting on God in the main tent. Three and four year olds were found standing, clapping and waving their hands in the air while the adults were seated. It was a celebration of what God had done throughout the year, of what the people could do when they were united in their purpose and efforts.
By the third night, people were right in front of the stage vying for their share of space well before the service began at six pm. While they jostled among themselves, another group of worshippers at the far back were dancing away the praises of God in their tribal rhythm.
God was indeed enthroned on the praised of his people and that throne was right among the people throughout the six days!
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