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Class 1 - Postmortem

Class 1 of the Apostolic School is complete. I received an email from my pastor.

David,

You did an exceptional job last night.  I mean REALLLLLLLLY exceptional.

Love you,

Daryl


I certainly appreciate my pastor very much. He is becoming a close friend. Most of all, it is nice to be loved, even if when I don't do anything; he's good at that. I say "thank you Jesus for what you do." I knew going into this I had nothing to offer without God's intervention.

So what happened? I talked about my passion for Jesus, for helping others find their spiritual gifts, and I taught them to pray for one another. The Doctrine of the Laying on of Hands is very simple.

I stumbled across one of my favorite verses and went for a quick sermon on the releasing the new man. HERE are the details.

We had folks put down their prayer needs on paper, and picked 3 of them to receive the laying on of hands. I am looking forward to the testimonies next week.

Later we asked folks to desire spiritual gifts and then prayed for some of them to receive them from God. Again, I am looking forward to the testimonies.

I made a few mistakes - and well, let's just say sarcasm is not a spiritual gift. I am always humbled to have the headset on.

You can actually join us online Friday nights at 6:30 PM. Here is a LINK. I believe there is a recorded version of the 1st class there as well.
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Andrea York said…
What time zone will that be in?
January 17, 2011 at 9:51 AM
jay sauser said…
Very cool man. Glad you got such a good relationship with your pastor.
January 17, 2011 at 12:10 PM
David said…
@Andrea - 6:30 EST (GMT-5)

@Jay - except for the 80's this has been the best situation I have had in the church. it is a blessing and a miracle.
January 17, 2011 at 2:28 PM
photogr said…
David: Good start. I really appreciated the talk on the gifts and miracles. Just be sure the camera man knows how to focus the camera.
January 17, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Tracy said…
I'm so happy for what God is doing in your life and through you.

For some reason when I clicked the link I couldn't figure out where to find you
January 18, 2011 at 11:32 PM
David-FireAndGrace said…
Tracy here is the link to the first class: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/12015206
January 19, 2011 at 2:28 PM
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