Saturday Evening

7:00 PM     Children's Classes Open (12 months thru 5th grade)

7:30 PM     The Spirit-Filled Church (See description below)

After a morning of inspiration, deep teaching, practical learning, and open sharing, followed by a lengthy afternoon break to reflect, to enjoy time with your family, or to catch up on a long-time friendship, the second day of the Festival culminates in a time of joy and enlightenment as we meet in the Grand Ballroom to sing and examine the characteristics of a Spirit-filled church.  The following five aspects of the 1st Century church will be presented:

• Constantly in Prayer (David Laing)  The book of Acts is a story of action, but it is action sustained and empowered by prayer.  These early disciples prayed--and did they ever!  From our first glimpse of them in chapter one to the challenges of persecution, illness, storm, conflict...whatever their situation, they faced it with prayer.  It was the air they breathed.  Prayer was the secret of their power and the means by which they tapped into the strength and presence of the Holy Spirit.  If we wish to be the church they were, we will need to pray as they prayed.
• They Shared Everything They Had (Sonny Sessions)  These early Christians changed the world because they did not love the world or the things in the world.  They gladly shared and gave away their possessions to benefit other Christians, and to help the needy.  If we are to take care of our own, if we are to show people in the world our love, and if we are to preach the gospel around the world, it will mean we must be generous, giving people--and be happy while we are doing it!
• Men and Women, Jews and Gentiles, Samaritans and Ethiopians (JP Tynes) The early church lived out Jesus' command to preach the gospel to all nations.  They broke the barriers of gender, race, religion, politics, culture and custom.  If we are to bear witness to the uniting power of the gospel, we must, like them, build churches composed of all peoples, ages, races, genders, and nations.  It can be done, and when we do, the world will sit up and take notice.
• Great Fear Seized the Whole Church (Richard Alawaye) These disciples were filled with joy and udnerstood the grace of God, and they also understood that grace was purchased at a price.  They understood that God was holy, and that he called them to be holy, and that his holiness was not to be trifiled with.  Today we must preach the forgiveness and joy of salvation, but the fear of God as well.  And when we as a church stand in the fear of God, paradoxically, we will be the most confident and happy of people.
• They Never Stopped Preaching (Rick Overturf)  The early Christians talked about Jesus and the Good News--all of them and all the time!  No matter what resistance, no matter what threats, no matter what struggles the church may have been going through--one thing remained constant--they continued to share the Good News of God. Every member, all the time, anywhere, any time...they never stopped.  May we be like them--and when we do, get ready for God to do great things!

Let us come together this evening in full force as believers from all over the Southeast to worship and to give special attention to the Spirit's call to being one in mind for the honor and purpose that God intends for his church...a church filled with the Spirit!

9:00 PM     Promptly pick up children, visit The Wall - closes at Midnight

9:30 PM     Singles' Mixer

Join singles from all over the Southeast for a time of fellowship, music, hors d'oeuvres and a brief presentation by DT Heart & Soul.  Mixer will end at 11:30 PM.