I have found myself for many months now seeking out Sonlife Broadcasting Network. This is Jimmy Swaggart's ministry television network. I can turn it on and anytime they play their music from the sanctuary it blesses me. It is like I remember worship/praise use to be years ago. When the song coupled with the anointing hits they have the freedom to sing a verse over and over again via leading of Holy Spirit. I have also viewed a few of their teen/young people preaching programs. What I love about that is they do not give in to the current trend of taking the praise/worship arena and turning it into a night club setting. What do I mean by that? How many churches now are making the inside of the sanctuary to reflect a night club setting. Including flashing lights, smoke machines, dark painted walls and lack of tried and true hymns being sung and learned also by the youth.
Maybe it is my time in life or season God is directing me to go back to the simple church. What does that mean? A church that preaches the true word of God in a smaller setting. I must admit to you that a few years ago I was in a position that allowed me to visit many churches in a region. What I loved most about that job was being able to view some of the most beautiful stained glass windows in these churches. If I was there on a visit and the stained glass windows looked beautiful from the outside of the church I would then ask to see the inside of their sanctuary before leaving that church to experience the beautiful craft/design of the stained glass windows. Sometimes I would be at the right location just at the right time to catch the light streaming through the very windows and it magnified the beauty of that window. In those moments I felt the presence of God strong.
If one is going to do business with a church it is important to see their sanctuary to see what their church is all about. You can get a good idea of their church just by entering their sanctuary sometimes. At one point I began to jot down some of these church locations that the stained glass windows captured my attention. Unfortunately, I gave those notes to another person and now those precious memories are captured in my heart only. If you are in a church that preaches the true word of God; the worship is in spirit and in truth; there is true fellowship and ministry amongst the people; and you happen to have beautiful stained glass windows in the church then consider yourself blessed.
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