This morning during our staff prayer meeting we just had an amazing time listening to all that the Lord is doing here at Wellspring and through Wellspringers to touch lives with the goodness and power of God. This past weekend conference on Abounding Hope was an amazing time! God was so manifestly present in all the gatherings. We had great speakers and they had an important message to share, but a lot of what happened occurred when the congregation was turned loose to encourage one another and to minister to one another. A lot of what happened occurred during worship times when we just went after the Lord in praise and adoration and then watched the Holy Spirit lead us into different initiatives. Steve and Wendy Backlund serve at one of the great congregations in America, Bethel Church in Redding, CA. They are used to great seasons of worship and exciting expressions of the Kingdom of God in their midst. But they had really great things to say about the atmosphere and worship they were able to enter into during their time at Wellspring. I hope you are encouraged to hear that--I am! Let me share some other things we heard today in staff prayer. One of our high school teens was so encouraged by what she heard this weekend that when her grandfather complained of debilitating back pain on Sunday afternoon, she gathered the rest of the family to pray over that back. She figured she didn't have to be some big prophet or preacher to release the Kingdom. So they prayed and her grandfather's back was touched--pain gone! Recently someone in our church was diagnosed with 70% of his heart not functioning--blockage and no blood to 70% of his heart. Constant chest pain and greatly restricted activity. After one of our prayer teams prayed for him following communion a few weeks ago, his heart was fully restored! After a stress test two days later the doctor called him stunned--"This has never happened before! Your heart is fully functioning." A "random" encounter in the mall led to a couple of our members praying for someone who had just been diagnosed with MS. That same person came to Wellspring the next day and received more prayer. After tests the doctor told him--"No more symptoms, no more indication of MS!" We also heard of someone telling a parent who had their child in to see their pediatrician, "You should go to Wellspring and have your child prayed for." Here is the interesting thing--none of us know who that person was who recommended Wellspring. He doesn't go here, he has just heard about our ministry. He was cleaning the fish tank in the doctor's office and overheard a conversation and said--"You should go to Wellspring." This is all awesome stuff. And this is only part of what is going on. Wow! One last thing before I sign off of this post. This coming Sunday I will be preaching on I Corinthians 14--a very interesting and (historically) controversial chapter. It talks about Spirit-led worship and charismatic expression in worship gatherings. I am looking forward to exploring this passage with you. Then, the following Wednesday evening, April 13, I will be taking questions during our enrichment course, "Going Deeper in I Corinthians.." Pastor Rick