Hi, Everybody!
Saturday is almost upon us! In a little while I’ll zip up my suitcase and head out for my flight to Reading, Pennsylvania. After having this on my radar for so long, I am now in the process of steadying myself in Christ and trusting what He’s given to us for this weekend and thanking Him in advance for His faithfulness. The segment we’re studying is strongly impacting me and I pray God will use it to strongly impact you. I don’t like a lot of hype because I think it sets up expectations in the human realm that mostly can’t be met. But I believe strongly in the power of the Holy Spirit released on a sincere and seeking people through the Word of God and the saving Name of Christ. My hope is steadfastly in Him this weekend. As the psalmist said in the 62nd chapter, my expectation is in Him alone.
The entire team has prayed hard and planned hard and studied hard toward this weekend but that’s not a drop in the bucket toward what we’re really asking. We don’t want a blessing in keeping with our preparation. We don’t want what we deserve or what we have earned. God help us, no. We want a full-fledged visitation of Jesus. FAVOR. The kind that reveals and heals and steals back everything the enemy has stolen.
I am leaving this post for you in hopes that you’ll let the Mama around here know where all the participating blog chicks will be tomorrow. If you’re in a group, tell me where and what general size (small group in a den, larger group at a church), and if you’re participating solo, let me know that as well. Be sure and include your city so that we can place you on our mental map. You’ll see my own staff on there. They’ve already got a screen set up in our board room so picture all your Living Proof servants gathered among you as well! They totally amaze me.
As for you who are participating solo, approach the day and the study with full interaction! I will not forget that you are there for a single moment. (Nor any of the rest of you!) I know first hand that this medium can be tremendously effective. I had to fly back from Atlanta to Houston in January of this year before the Passion conference had ended and I watched the remainder of it from my home via my laptop screen. I sang with them and I turned in my Bible where they did and I totally engaged and at times I was so intimately involved that the tears streamed down my cheeks. I say this to testify that a personal livestream experience can be POWERFUL. God is not limited in any conceivable way here. Fully engage! If I ask you to repeat something, do it out loud and with enthusiasm! Look up every Scripture. Take down your notes. Enter in to every praise and prayer experience. During the commissioning at the end, I will be your partner. Stand to your feet and do the thing. R.E.C.E.I.V.E.
Oh, Sisters, I am so honored to serve you. You are a high priority around here. Pray for me as I pray for you. EXPECT God to speak to you and alter you in a vital, life-giving fashion. That’s what I want, too. Exercise some FAITH toward tomorrow, Sweet Things. And pray for the enemy to be bound from every direction and to be forbidden even an inch of ground. And, one more thing: pray against distraction. Lord have mercy, we’re so distracted these days that we can hardly focus on God long enough to get the full blessing out of an encounter. Set our chins like flint toward Your face, Jesus. We will not let go until You bless us.
You are so dear to me, Siestas. You can well know that you’re on my mind. I love you so. Lindsee will be watching over you all day and moderating. I’m so thankful for her.
Jesus, do this thing. Do it UP. We surrender.
I am so looking forward to tomorrow! Despite all the gals I invited to come with me I am attending solo at Eastridge Church in Issaquah, WA (close by, but not my home church). I will be praying for you, Beth, the team, and all us women tuning in from wherever we are.
Individual from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
My husband says he’ll be praying for us tomorrow. I’ll be attending at the Verde Baptist church in Cottonwood, AZ (and we thank them for hosting us!)with between 125 and 200 sisters!! Can’t wait to seek and praise Him with so many!
I will be at Community Bible Church in Bulverde, TX!! I’m ready to hear a word! 😀
Judy, Tabernacle Church of Norfolk, NOrfolk, Va. about 100 women.
Cannot wait, will be in Malvern, Arkansas at 2nd Baptist. Praying for Jesus to show up in a mighty way. God be with you Beth, Travis and the whole team. Holy Spirit speak through Beth and change lives. Thank You, for your obedience to His leading!!!
I will be with 14 ladies from my church at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA ~ live with you!!!! Can’t wait!! Will be praying for you and all who are with us there and “on the other side of the screen”!! Blessings
I live an hour away and will be there live with a group from church. I saw you last year in Baltimore and and so happy to be in the group this year. I am going to try and get as close as I can to the stage. So happy to be praising Jesus all together!
My church, Bemus Point United Methodist, is hosting the Simulcast tomorrow, and I’ll be there along with 140 other women. We are excited about hearing a fresh word from the Lord! Bemus Point is in rural Western New York.
I will be attending with my son’s girlfriend at Second Baptist Church in Amarillo Tx. I am very excited to see what the Lord has put on Mama Beth’s heart to teach us. Can’t wait….
My friend DeDe and I are going together to FUMC Mansfield, TX. Neither of us are members there but I wanted to go, invited her and she was excited also. We work together but are members of different churches. We have been there for each other through some tough stuff together, to laugh, cry and pray with/for each other. I need a jump-start into the Word and in my relationship with Christ, so I know this is where I need to be tomorrow.
Solo from Long Island NY with a 3 month old.
Two friends and I will be traveling about 45 minutes to First Baptist Church Vidalia, LA.
Connielynn
Trout, LA
I will be in Reading tomorrow with you! bringing my sister-in-law and two friends! Praying!!!
Traveling a little over an hour to be with you in Reading! Bringing a girlfriend, so excited!!
Stephanie, La Habra, CA I am watching solo. Thank you so much for opening this to those of us at home!!!
My small group is going to a church about an hour away to join you for the simulcast. We’re pretty excited! Praying for you as well.
Six friends and I will be traveling to a church in a another town (Pembroke, MA) to watch the simulcast with I am sure LOTS of other women. 🙂
I am so thankful that our group is 7 strong. We are expectantly waiting upon what the Lord is going to do!
YAY! This year I won’t be solo – going with my sister-in-law Connie Churchill to the Verde Baptist Church in Cottonwood, Arizona. Looking forward to hearing you speak the word & singing along with Travis & the gang! ♥
Individual from Ailey, GA.
Watching (along with my dog! 🙂 from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Can’t wait to be there live!!! Jesus, come!!
If all goes well technologically (I’m looking at you, Microsoft Silverlight), I will be watching solo from Southern California.
Solo Decatur, AL Can’t wait. God will bless us and make us stronger. Excited and ready for some Jesus.
I cannot wait until tomorrow!!! I will be at Central Christian Church in Ocala, Fl with some local ladies as well as ladies from my church, The Sanctuary of Ocala. So excited!
Our prayer team and all those that God has invited will be joining you from the ALLIANCE HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA-HOME OF CARHENGE!
Beth, my dear friend and sister in Christ, Julie and I, have attended your events in Rapid City, Omaha, and Casper. The idea of hosting your simulcast was brought to us on our road trip home from Casper. The obedience of my sister in Christ, Julie-prompted us to “BOOK IT”. My personal prayer that this simulcast would not be a “church” event but a “COMMUNITY” event. I asked God to break down the walls of denomination and HE DID IT! Tomorrow I will join my sisters in Christ to worship at His feet. I too pray for lack of distration and all hearts would receive a Word from our Wonderful Counselor, the RISEN KING! I can hardly contain my Spirit-outta my skin with how faithful He has been in this adventure. Make sure you wave at us in Alliance-we are the ones in black t-shirts with LIVING PROOF on the front 🙂
Annette—from the GTA in Ontario, Canada! I am going to a sold-out venue in Ajax with two good friends. Praying for the entire day! We can’t wait. Lord Jesus Christ we love You so. 🙂
I will be watching from home in Abilene, TX. Expectant to HEAR from God!
I will be watching Solo in Troy, Ohio. Blessings!
Watching you from my house this year in Newport, TN. Glad you have offered me this opportunity to watch from home. Since my recent knee surgery has limited my getting out, I would not have been able to participate at any of the on site locations. I will welcome you into my home on Saturday a.m. God bless you Beth and the worship team!!!!
My name is Jenn and I am an individual participating from home tomorrow! I had knee surgery yesterday so I am not able to join in at the church I usually go to for the simulcasts. You cannot even know how excited I was when I learned I would be able to buy a ticket and still attend in light of my condition! God bless you Beth, Travis and all the team members…I can’t wait to worship with you 🙂 Lord please prepare our hearts to hear from you tomorrow. Amen….
Oh, and I am from Pickering, Ontario, Canada!
I am so excited about tomorrow. There will be over 500 of us women at First United Methodist Church in Mansfield, TX. So excited to have my mama joining me. So thankful to everyone involved in making a day like this possible. I can only imagine the smile Jesus must have. To all of you ladies, may the blessings rain down on us tomorrow.
My friend Summer and I are attending at Second Baptist in Conway, AR tomorrow! Can’t wait! I need a Word.
There were no churches hosting in NH this time around, so I’m having a small gathering of about 10 in my living room in North Conway, NH. We’ll be shining the simulcast up on the wall with a projector, and arranging the sofas into stadium seating (will send pics :))
Cannot WAIT for this!
Waukesha, WI. Large church, Fox River with my husband’s boss 🙂 Leaving house now to prayer walk regarding the Simulcast. I am convinced He is up to something big because I have had a lot of opposition the past 2-3 weeks.
I will be alone. In Americus Georgia!!
I will be at my church Minooka Bible Church in Minooka, IL!:) Looking forward to it!!
Attending First Baptist Wylie, TX near my home, but not my home church.
I am praying for Beth, Travis and the whole team as well as all those wonderful women’s ministries hosting all over the country. I watched Priscilla Shirer’s Simulcast at home in the spring and it was totally wonderful, so I know those watching on their own will be truly blessed! I am praying for the Lord to move in a mighty way!!
I just signed up today to hear it solo from my home in Katy,TX. I just felt God tugging at my heart to do this and am excited to be a part of this simulcast. We just moved to the area and I have at times felt like I am walking through a barren land. I am so ready for the spirit to do a mighty work in and through all of us. Praying with HOPE for you dear Beth. Our family has just started attending BCF:)
Solo in Gulf Shores, AL
A small group of us are gathering in my family room in Westerville Ohio!!
We anticipate with much joy!
We are hosting the Simulcast from Oologah OK (about 1/2 hour drive north of Tulsa). We had 20 or more surrounding area churches put the information in their bulletin and hung signs up from here to Coffeyville KS. The Lord told me to make 100 lunches even though we physically sold 60 tickets. THEN He sent rain on a VERY parched land so it’s possible that women will choose to come to the simulcast when the soccer and baseball/softball games are cancelled and the fairs are shutting down the rides. AND my co-host who has no fear has rounded up over 40 door prizes we will give away during lunch. God is immensely awesome and I have been on the edge of my seat almost all day waiting for the next phone call or email to tell me of the next blessing. May He bless us all in the way that only He can. Yes, In Christ Alone.
A group of about 10 of us (20-somethings through 50-somethings)from Celebration Community Church have been invited to join the ladies of Cornerstone Family Church in St. Cloud, Florida! I’m so pumped that last night I had a dream that you and I were hangin’ out, Beth! 🙂 Can’t wait!! 🙂
Hi,
I will attending with a friend at Third City Christian Church in Grand Island, NE. So looking forward to a time of refreshing and a word from Sister Beth.
God’s Blessings upon all those in attendance tomorrow!
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Will attend the simulcast at another local church with about a dozen women from ours. SOOO looking forward to it!!
Solo, Albuquerque, NM. Speak Lord!
I will be driving an hour to get to Cedarbrook Church in Menomonie, WI. I’m going by myself…the church will have others there of course. 😉 I’m so looking forward to it!
This is so amazing…to be live streaming the Sovereign Center in PA…from my home in Florence, Colorado…what a honor!!! He is Sovereign…over me….over you…over everything!!! Praise His Holy Name!!!
Thank you LifeWay for all the hard work that went into preparing this event for me…even me…one of the least of these!!!
xoxoxo
Bonnie B
My church will be hosting the simulcast. We are so very excited. This is our second year being blessed in doing the simulcast.
80 plus women are signed up to attend. We are praying for more who didn’t pre-register to attend.
Praying for you Beth as well as your team.
Thank you all for your service to the Lord.
Cross Lanes Baptist Church
Cross Lanes, WV
Solo, Wilmington NC