I arrived at Heathrow terminal 4 praying that my flight would not be delayed as I had just an hour to get through immigration in NY city. As it was the flight landed in New York and hour early. My flight down to Norfolk Virginia also arrived about 40 minutes early so instead of a mad rush to the venue I even had time to check into my room and have a shower.
Around 20 people from a number of churches had gathered for this first cluster and following an introduction to More to Life we all went to the rooftop of the Hilton hotel in Virginia Beach and considered, in three small groups, what new vision God wanted to give us in terms of reaching people in the city.
Each group looked at the story of Peter’s vision in Acts chapter 10 and 11, the moment he received a vision from God that he should not limit God’s grace to the familiar but should be open for a new thing. It was great to see people moving around and looking across the city, sitting in groups and discussing – praying for a vision from God.Feedback the following morning was just amazing with people sharing how God had spoken to them in such meaningful and personal ways, helping them to see the lost as He sees them. One pastor spoke of this experience as among the most significant experiences of his life! In spontaneous response to this feedback we all joined together in a large circle, facing outwards, and prayed together that God would help each of us to take the next step in reaching the lost. The silent but awesome presence of God at the end of this prayer time was tangible.
Following this I was able to present and explain the vision and approach of More to Life and demonstrate how it can be used to help churches to reach the lost people in their communities. The engagement from all who were there was great and each of them spoke of how God had helped them to receive a fresh passion and energy to reach the lost.The next step for all who attended is to now go and lead More to Life in their local church. I will meet with the cluster again in December to offer guidance and support as we pray together for the Christmas outreach that will take place.
Overall the experience was awesome! I can’t wait for the next clusters in Richmond, in July.
Dennis
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