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Balloon Classic, Colorado Springs, Colorado
FIESTA! This Spanish word characterizes the atmosphere of the Balloon Classic. The colors, the sounds and even the smells of the Balloon Classic tell us that something special is taking place.
"For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the LORD your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all." Deuteronomy 16:15 New Living Translation
God called the Israelites to celebrate his goodness and grace. At the Festival of Booths they were to celebrate both their bountiful harvest and the success of their work.
Worship is a Fiesta not because of the fantastic music or the amazing sermon. Worship is a Fiesta when the people of God gather to celebrate his bountiful gift of forgiveness and when they stand amazed at the success he has given them in doing his work.
The sight, sounds and smells of the Balloon Classic can be overwhelming for newbies attending their first Balloon Classic, yet they'll crave to return the next year.
I pray that the same can be said of our worship experience. I pray that those who have never been exposed to worship, though slightly overwhelmed, will desire to come back week after week because God's people celebrate his forgiveness and his amazing work in their midst.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
"For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the LORD your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all." Deuteronomy 16:15 New Living Translation
God called the Israelites to celebrate his goodness and grace. At the Festival of Booths they were to celebrate both their bountiful harvest and the success of their work.
Worship is a Fiesta not because of the fantastic music or the amazing sermon. Worship is a Fiesta when the people of God gather to celebrate his bountiful gift of forgiveness and when they stand amazed at the success he has given them in doing his work.
The sight, sounds and smells of the Balloon Classic can be overwhelming for newbies attending their first Balloon Classic, yet they'll crave to return the next year.
I pray that the same can be said of our worship experience. I pray that those who have never been exposed to worship, though slightly overwhelmed, will desire to come back week after week because God's people celebrate his forgiveness and his amazing work in their midst.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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