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I have had a great few days.\u00a0 All the informal times spent over food and around the Super Bowl have been very enjoyable. It was also really good to worship in an environment where I totally felt like I belonged.\u00a0 Just the name of the church helped, since I attend a church called Jubilee back in London.\u00a0 It also meets in a dark room with drums, keyboard and guitars blasting out worship, so that seemed familiar too!\u00a0 Seth<\/a> urged us to be vigorous in our praise.\u00a0 He said that it is like watching a football game when someone has made a good play.\u00a0 The crowd roars with delight and celebrates the success.\u00a0 As he put it, \u201cJesus made a good play!\u201d<\/p>\n

It seemed like the congregation, mixed both in age and race as it was at each of the Sunday morning services, did not really need that encouragement.\u00a0 There was a clear sense of being caught up together to truly celebrate our champion.\u00a0 The worship was punctuated in both services by some contributions in the form of words of encouragement or prophecy. This tended to include some explanation of what the person felt God was laying on their heart linked to a Bible passage. In each service at least one of these was shared by a young woman.\u00a0 Again it was obvious, as at the other USA Newfrontiers churches I visited, just how involved in the mission these women are.\u00a0 Later in the week some of the women who work for the church took time out of their day together with some of the guys to watch me record video on the resurrection for their Bible training course.<\/p>\n

The church was on the second week of their series on sex titled XXXposed<\/a>. The pastor here, a considerate, intentional man called Bryan Mowrey spoke\u00a0on building blocks to intimacy.\u00a0 It was a message from the heart and one much needed.\u00a0 I especially liked his argument that the word \u201csingle\u201d is very unhelpful.\u00a0 You do not have to be alone.\u00a0 You have Christ.\u00a0 You have Christ\u2019s bride.\u00a0 He wants you to be fulfilled whatever your marriage status.\u00a0 A Christian man or woman can be secure and happy without a spouse.\u00a0 Paul even seems to hint that such unattached people are more free to serve God\u2019s purposes.<\/p>\n

It looks like I may well have to stay in St. Louis for an extra day due to snow in Chicago. \u00a0It is a measure of how at home I feel here, that I am almost pleased at that (despite the inconvenience to my plans that may cause!)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"