Thoughts About the Journey to Bethel in Redding
We got back from Bethel Church in Redding, California last night and I wanted to post some post Redding thoughts.
The Catholics understand the benefits of the pilgrimage better than most charismatics. There is something about changing your geographic location in search of God that the Father honors. Whether it is a Beth Moore conference or a Promise Keepers rally, people from every slice of Christianity give very similar testimonies of refreshing and renewal when they take time out of their life, and money out of their pocket in search of a fresh touch from God.
I think in Charismatic Christianity we get the focus shifted from the God journey to minister worship more easily than other groups of our brothers and sisters. We wonder why they don’t want to pray in tongues. They wonder why we are so eager to worship men when Jesus saved us.
In the next few posts I want to lay out a little of what I got from my pilgrimage to Bethel. I did not encounter a demigod. Bethel is not wired that way. Not once in the conference were the leaders shielded from the masses. They were all there in the sanctuary for every session. Right there in the front row even when it was not their session to preach.
I did encounter God in a new way I would like to call proper apostolic order. If you are considering a trip to Bethel I would encourage it. But go looking for God, not a man.
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