March 24, 2013 Palm Sunday and Night of Worship

    The week of Palm Sunday was an absolute ground breaking week and not only for Discovery Church but for Prescott College. This memorable time began with Pastor Steve concluding his series "It's All in the Salsa" with Part 3 explaining the meaning of Palm Sunday. A piece of Pastor Steve's service I really gripped on too was, how we, as today's generation of Christians, DO church.
    My meaning is just this... out with the old and in with the new. Prescott is filled with some of America's most beautiful trails and landscapes that God intentionally created for our pleasure and enjoyment, so why, as children of God, are we not doing just that? Especially during time of worship, such as church, are we not out in God's wonderment by viewing the nature He has designed? We praise and worship out in God's beauty and sometimes in florescent lit rooms.
    With this exact mission statement in mind, Discovery Church had it's first communion ever, right outside of it's double wooden doors, after the Palm Sunday service, in the courtyard at Prescott College. I repeat... Discovery Church held communion in the courtyard of Prescott College. I am not definite, but about 99.9% sure, this has been the ONLY communion EVER held at our beloved "tree hugging" college. How incredible is He? We all lined up with leisure to take a hunk of bread and a cup of wine (grape juice) and gathered round as The Church. Pastor Steve led us all in a moving prayer, we raised our glasses and we partook in our first communion.

    

    In the beginning I said this week was incredible for, not only Discovery Church but, Prescott College as well and I mean that. Prescott College experienced it's first communion and also hosted it's first Night of Worship on March 27th at the campus chapel. On that Wednesday night, the town of Prescott was asked to join in worship and prayer together at 6:30 p.m. We arrived with some weary expectations of our turn out and how our set may be put together but kept the faith that God provides for all His children. We set the chairs and cushions (thank you P.C) and welcomed everyone with an opening prayer. Jason Dyer and James Dufour took the stage and led the night with heart warming sounds of worship. I can't begin to tell you all how moving this night was for each one of us. Pastor Steve stepped in with a short intermission and began to tell us how The Bible describes worship. 

    Worship is done by any means of spiritual enjoyment;  singing, playing instruments, any movements from raising your hands in the air to dancing with the rhythm of the music. Worship has no rules or guidelines of instructions. Worship is however you love to praise God and let The Holy Spirit speak and love you.