Revival 2009 - Day 5

Well, as they say, all good things must come to an end, and tonight they did. What a wonderful week of revival we had. I can honestly say it was one of the best revivals I have been in. I was sad to see it have to end. We were expecting a large crowd for the last night and we had a pretty good one. I didn't do a head count but there was well over 100 folks there. I had 18 in the choir.

The choir kicked things off tonight with the lively, "Stand Up." We always sing the first verse and when the chorus starts, everyone stands up to their feet. "Stand Up, if you love Jesus, Stand up and be identified, Stand up, and tell us all about it, Stand up, and testify!" While I had my back to the congregation leading the choir, apparently everyone in the church had also stood up. I turned around on the last repeat of the chorus and was amazed to see over a hundred folks standing with numerous hands being raised across the room. It was such a wonderful feeling. I then immediately led everyone in to 3 verses of, "A New Name Written Down In Glory." After that the choir sang 2 more specials, "Saved to the Uttermost," and "He Touched Me." Then another congregational with, "He'll Take Me Thru," followed up with a fellowship hymn, "Love Lifted Me."

After fellowship and altar prayer, the pastor said that Linda Long, Sis Carol, and Charlotte had a request to sing. They sang, "Thank You Lord For Your Blessings On Me." Then the pastor said he had it on his heart to ask me to sing, "I Thirst." After I sang, Mrs. Langston came up with Preacher Langston and they sang 2 songs with Sis Carol backing them up on piano.

The Pastor told us at the beginning of the service that Preacher Langston had called him and was stuck in traffic around Lenoir City. We were worried that he would be real late. Luckily he made it right after altar prayer. He preached a message tonight titled, "Three Promises From God," you can listen to it HERE. He did a fantastic job, as usual, and kept everyone's attention the entire time. I tell you what, that little man can sure preach with authority. He may be just about 5'7 but when he preaches he's 10 feet tall and bullet proof!

Just as we had been advertising, we had a fellowship dinner immediately following the service. Several people stayed but probably half didn't. It's probably a good thing everyone didn't stay because every single table was filled up with folks. We had plenty of food to go around though and everything was delicious. I had a wonderful time talking with folks. I met lots of new people and also got an invitation from the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist to come and preach at his church in the near future.

Well, I guess this concludes my blogging of Revival 2009. I am taking a mini vacation this weekend and will not be at church this Sunday. It will be weird not to be at Highland but everyone needs a break now and then. I do feel spiritually revived though and am looking forward to working on some new choir music soon.