Shakin' the House

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Rarely have I been able to catch a glimpse of heaven as I was able to in church this past week. My only wish is that more could have experienced the power and presence of God at Oceanside on Sunday. Hearts were moved; the altar was full; and lives were changed. I believe that for many, forever. That is what happens when we are passionate about our relationship with God. That's what happens when we care more about what God thinks than we do what others think. It is a powerful testament to the openness of Oceanside Church to the moving of the Spirit of God. As it was in the New Testament in Acts 4, when they prayed the place was shaken. God shook many to their foundations.

Although this past week was a special visitation from God, I don't think God only wants to work in His people on rare occasions. I believe He wants to do it at every opportunity we give Him. Here's what I mean: we must always be ready for God to move. If we are ready, then when He is ready, supernatural things happen. There are spiritual breakthroughs. There are many convicted of sin. There are others that are converted. Still others experience the supernatural presence of God. All that happened this Sunday. That's power. That's New Testament. That's God the Holy Spirit. I'm glad I was here so He could break through my old, crusty, dulled heart.

God is doing something new at Oceanside Church. We saw it at Camp Kinetic. We experienced it a couple of months back. And now, He broke out again. It is fresh. It is fulfilling. It is wonderful. My challenge to you is to come to church with expectation. Expect God to break out again at any moment. Expect lives to be changed. Expect Him to touch you again and again. Expect Him to touch and change the lives of your friends and family. Just expect Him.

That's what the church in Acts did. They prayed boldly with belief that God would visit and empower them. He did just that in Acts 4:

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, "Master..." When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God's message with boldness. (Acts 4:24, 31 HCSB)

If we follow in the steps of the early church, we too will speak God's message with boldness. We will testify what God has done for us. We will tell our friends and family and neighbors what Jesus did and can do for them. We will tell that if they will believe, they can experience forgiveness of sin and life in abundance.

Are you ready to be shaken? Once you are shaken, you'll never want to go back to the old, mundane, boring, work-a-day world. You will be changed, and I mean, forever. You will never be satisfied with a normal, unshaken life ever again.

Pastor Trey Rhodes

UNSTOPPABLE Series continues this week with Unstoppable Message. EXPECT GREAT THINGS FROM GOD!

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