This has been an exciting and action packed week at EBC as we have hosted Team Impact. http://www.team-impact.com/ This group of men is using feats of strength to draw crowds and preach the gospel. They use a different technique for evangelism, but preach the same solid message of God's love! This week, the team did presentations in assemblies that touched eight different area schools, followed by evangelistic events every night at our church, which resulted in approximately 3,000 people in attendance at the evening events, 183 making decisions for salvation, 60 recommitting their lives to Christ, and others who would have never attended a church service hearing the Gospel!
The team was crushing bricks, bending steel rods, bench pressing telephone poles, blowing up hot water bottles, breaking baseball bats, and more! They had smoke, fire, and a truck load of enthusiasm! (The fire on stage was a bit exciting... since our church burned down twice previously.) I'm sure not everyone was happy with this type of event being held in the church building, but "Isn't this what the church is about... reaching out to "lost" people and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ?" Fishing for men means we have to use a variety of bait.
The volunteers from our church were absolutely amazing! They served as stage crew; sound & lighting technicians; supply gatherers; meal, accommodation, and transportation providers; merchandise managers; ushers; greeters; decision counselors; and more! Justin and David did a great job coordinating the event! The rest of our staff (Team "Low Impact") pitched in wherever they were needed. It's amazing what God can do, when His people work together for a common purpose! Praise God for using us to reach people with the gospel.
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