Thirsty 07 - Atlanta

Although I was not able to attend the Thirsty 07 Conference...the word is out about it.....I was so moved in my heart by some of the posts...I had to share them here:

A Long Time Friend
Sorry I haven't posted yet this week. I've been in Atlanta, GA at a Passion Conference for college leaders, pastors and student leaders. The conference is Thirsty. I'm still there. We have one more session today and then a long drive in a 15 passenger van back home.

I've been pretty excited about coming, mostly because of who I knew I would hear from; Francis Chan, Louie Giglio, Andy Stanley, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, David Crowder, and Charlie Hall. They've all been really good. But I wasn't expecting what I received last night. I had the most incredible conversation with a long-time friend.

I guess, to be honest, I've "communicated" with him several times over the years, but this is the first real conversation we've had in a while. Intimacy. I was talking. He was talking. I was listening. He was genuinely listening to me. It was good. I was moved to tears. I felt honored that he took the time. He felt the same. I even asked if we could do this more often. He said he would love to.

His name is Jesus. I have never felt closer to him than I do today. It was the most incredible moment of my life and I can't wait to talk with him again.

John 10:3-4 - "... The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice."

http://www.pursuinggodsfame.blogspot.com/

Posted by Tony Hall at 8:49 AM


Thirsty Conferene 07: Main Session #4
Tonight was simply amazing. Probably the best worship I've experienced....E V E R. The goal was simple....worship the Creator and come to his table.

The stage was decorated with candles and we were asked to enter in silence. There was a lone light shining down on a table with both bread and wine. Louie Giglio came out and spoke for a moment about how when he was at Virgina Tech recently speaking at a service after the tragedy, 400 people stood on a hill and shouted the name of the Lord at the top of their lungs and it was deafening! As he did so, Chris Tomlin's band broke out into Let God Arise and it was the loudest shout I've ever heard in worship. He sang....we sang...we worshiped.

Louie came out later and offered up the bread and the wine and we took communion together. It was so cool to see Charlie Hall, David Crowder, Francis Chan, Matt Redman, Andy Stanley, Shelley Giglio and others serving communion to us. After communion, Chris broke out into Mighty to Save by Hillsong and I promise, in all my years, I've never heard such a roar. I've stood in Neyland Stadium with 107,000 people cheering....there was 1300 of us and it was louder! To be honest, my throat is killing me now, but it was worth it.

Im poured out. I laid it all out tonight and it was great seeing my team do the same...even a few that don't normally express themselves in worship did so tonight. Nice. I can't wait to do it one more time with these people tomorrow!

http://confessionsofaworshipper.blogspot.com/2007/05/some-thirsty-07-videos.html

Posted by B Dub at 11:27 PM

There are are a couple of videos at the above site too!

B Dub said...
Thanks for the blog love! Thirsty was amazing and i gotta say that it was one of the best "conferences" i had ever been too...even better than last year's conference. They call it a conference, but I'll call it refueling.

May 5, 2007 9:32:00 PM EST

Hope for the Hokies

Join Passion and Six Steps records as they reach out with Love, Hope, Encouragement and Prayer to all affected by the events that unfolded at Virgina Tech.

They have provided 5 free downloads of songs to share with those hurting and searching. Worshippers like Charlie Hall, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, and the David Crowder Band are offering songs. Go to http://www.hopeforthehokies.com/ to download.

Continue to pray for VT and all colleges across our Nation and the World for our Loving God to empower them, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in their hearts through faith; that they would be rooted and grounded in love. Ephesians 3:16-17

I encourage you to look to Our Great God, our true source of comfort and strength today and always.

2 Corinthians 1:3 "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort."


(New Passion podcast "Hope for the Hookies" also on iTunes)

Pray for Virginia Tech

Post from Louie Giglio (268blog), who has put into words all that we are feeling:

With the nation and the world, out hearts are heavy today in the face of such senseless and murderous events on the campus of Virginia Tech. The news screams the largest mass-killing in the nations history, a campus is in shock and families are left to deal with overwhelming tragedy painfully embodied in the loved ones they mourn. Honestly, I have no idea what to feel and am grappling to take it all in. An ocean of tears flow as darkness falls, and a long night of agony and questioning awaits those who have lost friends, brothers, sons, sisters and daughters.

Though the darkness closes in, I believe that God is on His throne, and that He is good beyond our wildest dreams. He is the Savior of the whole wide world. Yet we are living in shattered days, a faint image of what He hoped and dreamed for us all. And today, the weight of our fallen race seems too heavy to bear.

As we pray for those who have suffered great loss, and the greater Virginia Tech community who have faced unforgettable mayhem, we are carried along by a God who has felt the crushing blows of broken humanity and carried our sins to the cross. He is Lord over life and death, and His grace is not just mighty to save from the grave and hell...His amazing grace is enough when the pathway leads through the valley of the shadow of death.

I know that He is now holding all who weep and carrying those who cannot take another step. I know that His grace is sufficient for the worst day of our lives. I know that He will never let go of those who put their hope in Him.

So with unspeakable sadness we ask for mercy in these days, praying that life will come from death, that light will shine in darkness and that all who look to Him will be rescued and restored.

We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:20-22

Pray for the VT family and the friends and families of those who have suffered loss.

From Tornados to 20 Degrees!

Coming in on the red eye from San Diego the morning the tornados hit Florida...Two days later I am in New York!!!

It is freeeeezzzzzzzing here in Grand Island, NY! (ok so I am posting this two weeks later, but I am still in NY and it is still cold)

SHOUT OUT: Intercession Team 2 of Passion 07! You are the best....Luv you guys!