The old ones are the best ones!

What is it about 'Light of the World'?
When it was first put out into the world as a song that Christians ought to be singing it caught the attention of everyone. It became this song that everyone, everywhere was singing - even in those churches that still grip a 'Mission Praise' today (which I personnaly love!)

Like 'My Jesus, My Saviour', 'Heart of Worship', and 'Shine, Jesus Shine' - 'Light of the World' has this uncanny habit of getting congregations belting things out at the top of their lungs! It's a simple song, with words that are often easy to sing and agree with. It's a great declamatory song - Jesus came down to earth and died for us! - It's truth all the way through. And when it gets sung these days it's not because it's the flavour of the month, and it isn't like it's being sung every week either. So when it was sung on Monday 21st it struck a chord - it resonated with heaven.

When the band finished playing the song and the instruments faded away, the congregation continued to sing - letting out their praises. Some continuing to use the chorus, others proclaiming God's goodness, mercy, love - others simply using tongues to praise God! This atmosphere of sound, of praise was thick with the presence of God (to my ears it sounded as though there were far more voices in the sound than merely the people gathered).

Donna Leppitt acknowledged the presence of God - it was not a presence we wanted to leave particularly quickly. It is, though, a presence that has been at all of these meetings - as people have been healed during the worship, as people have felt at ease to express their worship without any hint of self-consciousness.

It is a presence we need to press in to - to make ourselves aware of. Sometimes we get hot, or shiver, or shake, or just stand transfixed, or have compelling urge to get on the floor, or lift our hands. This isn't about that-bit-in-the-song-where-we-stick-our-arms-up - but it is about the BIT of the song where we stick our arms up! Not a conditioned response to the song - but rather that almost indescribable urge to physically react. That's God moving, it's God's presence - thick in the atmosphere. When the Israelites were out in the desert we read accounts of the presence of God falling so thick that people fell facedown, sometimes so thick that it was visible as a cloud.

Get used to knowing the presence of God in that way - and when it comes - press in!

These meetings have been about worship - in Spirit and Truth - about praising God Almighty with a cry that says, 'Your Kingdom come and Your will be done'.


As it is now the summer holiday season the Monday meetings will be stopping in Central Hall. During August outpouring and breakthrough meetings will be hosted by Bridge Christian Fellowship at Central Baptist on Devonshire Road - from 7:00pm on Sundays. The Monday nights at Central Hall will resume in September.


Also, keep your eyes on the blog as audio will soon be available from the meetings. These will include some of the talks and prayers from Monday nights. These will be available as a podcast - which you will be able to subscribe to through the iTunes store. More information will be available once the audio turns up......