Day 2 in Ireland

On Sunday we woke up and headed off to the church service.  Pastor Brian Somerville gave a sermon on our job as the body of Christ to lift up Jesus.

#1. When Jesus is lifted up, a weight is lifted off.
 "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." I John 1:7

#2. When Jesus is lifted up, defeat is lifted off.
"And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." Colossians 2:15

#3. When Jesus is lifted up, separation is lifted off.

Cornerstone Church was renting a building to hold their services in.  They had been praying for 3 years that God would provide them with their own building. That Sunday morning they announced that they had purchased a building on Duke Street, everyone was invited to go to a prayer service and tour that evening.

Photo from Cornerstone Church

As we gathered at Duke Street it was obvious that it had previously been used as a night club.  There was a DJ stand, dim lighting, broken glasses and bottles scattered everywhere.  The presence of the Lord was mighty as hundreds of Christians from both America and Ireland gathered to pray and sing praises to God, inviting Him to enter the building and make it His own.

"You are welcome in this place
You are welcome in this place
God of power love and grace
Saturate my soul"

Hillsong - Welcome In This Place

During the week we were there, a team from Ohio worked on cleaning the new building, by the next Saturday it looked totally different.