The Opening Battles

"I am the Lord your God.

I have rescued you and redeemed you.

You are mine and I am yours."

- God / Exodus 6:6-7

So, eXodus Fayetteville officially opened last Saturday and wow what a day that was! The morning was spent finishing up the final touches to the remodel of the building, i.e. painting, cleaning, sound setup, etc. But the best part of the afternoon was the worship service the leaders held before we opened the doors.

Chad led us in worship in a way that seemed to take us into the throne room of God Himself. We experienced worship as it should be, with no distractions, no outside problems, just our complete focus on worshipping our Creator.

Chase also took the opportunity to share the things God had placed on his heart for that night. He talked about the actual exodus of the Israelites out of the bondage of Egypt and how we were experiencing the same thing. Perhaps the one statement that sums everything up was when he said this: "I don't know exactly where God is leading us. But this I do know. He's calling to us from out in that wilderness to come follow Him. I don't know what's in that wilderness but I DO KNOW that He is there. And that's where I want to be. With Him."

After we opened the doors at 7:30 that night, the teens that came through were excited about the new ministry. We had quite a few that expressed interest in serving in this ministry so we are excited about that. The artists were amazing - The Caldwell Brothers, After the Rain, and Jamison. Jamison led us in worship again and it was truly awesome for lack of a better word. Overall, on that Saturday, God came down and flooded this place with His love and grace; we couldn't have prayed for anything more.

With all that being said, the leaders here at eXodus are excited about what's coming up in the months ahead. As always, keep us in your prayers because the opening battles are already happening. And most importantly, pray that we will continue to be bold, new, and real!