This last Sunday I was away speaking at another church but we all had a feeling during the week and especially after Tuesday that a storm was brewing at Elevation and how right we were. All 3 services just went off in a huge way. Each service ran over time the 10am and the 6pm by 90 minutes. Now to appreciate this you need to understand that we are very respectful and conscious of time so we very rarely are over but yesterday we had no choice. Actually we did have a choice and we decided to let worship loose and off it went. Words really cant express what happens to you when God's tangible presence rests upon people but nothing can replace it. It is the power that releases grown men and women to cry like little children as the fog of life is blown away and God's amazing grace breaks through. Now I know that not all that were there may have felt the same but for many it was a refreshing that I think was well overdue.

Acts 3:19-20 (NLT) Now turn from your sins and turn to God, so you can be cleansed of your sins. [20] Then wonderful times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will send Jesus your Messiah to you again.

A word of caution though!! Refreshment is for a purpose. Halftime in any sport is a time where players regroup, refocus and are refreshed to play out the second half. As God refreshes and refocuses us its for a reason and that reason is the thousands of incredible people that live on the Gold Coast that tonight are lost. Elevation thanks for your hunger, thanks for your love for God and thanks for making room for God to refresh us all.