Jesus Christ is the King Of Leon
It’s a breezy yet warm Sunday morning.
Jesus is heading to church, and for some reason, this morning, He thought He’d change it up a bit..
He’s got his iPhone in his pocket and is listening to the Kings Of Leon.
That album is heavenly, admit it.
This morning, without anyone knowing, He used and moved us. Literally.
To us in Atlanta, our churches are spread between miles, trees, freeways, malls, hills, cultures, and agendas. Churches on every corner. All going for it on Sunday mornings. Sincerely going for it. I drive by 14 on the way to Buckhead Church every day.
This morning however, it’s different. But the same.
See this morning, Jesus has moved our churches off the ground, and landed them on a field 2 miles south of 285. This happened during the 11 o’clock service once everyone had come inside. No one knows.
I know what your thinking. How?
I don’t know. He’s Jesus for Christ’s sake. Literally.
He can do whatever He wants.
And also because He’s Jesus, He has allowed every worship leader in Atlanta to start the service off with the exact same song. They thought it was their idea.
So Jesus walks around the corner to see this field. Filled with all these buildings. Right next to each other. It looks like Wisteria Lane on crack. Big churches next to little churches. Shiny churches next to dirty churches. He’s smiling because He knows what everyone inside those building does not. We are singing the same song to Him at the same time. But we have no idea because our walls are in the way.
While He’s strolling down the sidewalk a mom comes running out the doors of First Atlanta Church of the Second Coming. The song that is playing in her church has moved her to tears and she needed some air. As she wipes her eyes, and she sees her surrounding, she drops an F bomb and runs back in.
Jesus knows time is short so He starts counting.
One…
Two…
C’mon, get to the chorus…
Then, at the same time, with the snap of His fingers, every church building disappears. All the sound systems and instruments are gone. Poof.
A lady walking down Martin Luther King Blvd. is knocked over by the power of the noise.
Windows at city hall are broken from the rush of sound.
The homeless man off Lenox Rd. is awaken from his sleep by the wind that rushed over him.
In fact, even up in Marietta, north of the city, the sound is heard.
The largest sound this city ever heard was produced. 5,376,285 people heard the name of Jesus at the same time. Not because we were individually trying with all our might to reach the lost, but because we were doing what we were created to do. Worship Christ. Together.
Back in the field the panic from this experiment Jesus tried was quickly replaced by volume. Only seconds earlier, if you were standing 1 foot from this field you could not hear a thing.
Suddenly the sound produced was as thick as a sonic boom.
And it just got louder.
Atlanta is listening.
News vans pulled up. CNN was breaking the story. The noise was heard.
Jesus smiled, put His earbuds back in, and hits play.
I’ve been roaming around
Always looking down at all I see
Painted faces, building places I cant reach
You know that I could use somebody
You know that I could use somebody
Oh to dream…
Los
RAIN IT DOWN
dang, los. homerun. what a dream. how can it happen?
LEt's figure it out.
by the way, Kings of Leon playing at Philips Arena in October. Tix on sale this Sat
I'm there.
I've tried leaving a comment but just end up deleteing it and attempting to start over…. so I will just simply say thank you. That story… no… Dream is captivating.
YW
this would be amazing in any context…urban or rural. Seriously.
But wait…we're too busy focusing on us to see Christ.
Lord will YOU revive us again and make us drop to our knees and worship YOU in EVERYTHING we do? PLEASE revive us again.
Amen
Deep stuff, true. And when it happens in ATL, it's gotta happen in MKE.
Let's do it.
Carlos – Thanks for the clear picture you painted. I'm in! That is the point right, everyone being in…together…instead of all separated because I go to Fellowship Church & you go to Buckhead…
That's the point. Yup.
Dope!
what a dream los!!!
i hope and pray that it happens!!
and soon
that churches of every race and denomination would stop w/ petty arguments over theology and be of ONE heart and ONE mind!!
keep dreaming big dreams los
I may be rocking KOL right now, but I don't know if JC is. If he is, he's definitely skipping "I want you."
I wonder about our language? Do we not get through because we simply do not understand?
Check out this post on smokers, the hearing impaired, and Christianese:
http://www.redletterbelievers.com
I wonder the same thing.
Awesome!!!
I love seeing Jesus in the places you'd least expect him… please tell me you've seen Caleb explain their song "Cold Desert"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhBdPEaNj-g
And thank you for posting this!
I truly love your descriptive writing style. Jesus is amazing and the imagery of all these "fellowship buildings" being broken down and gone, and seeing all the people together (the body of Christ) together again as it's always meant to be, is wonderful. I anxiously await the day when we all love each other like we love ourselves.
Can the rest of the country get in on the act? Chicago needs its walls blown off something fierce.
WOWOWOWOW! Bring it Lord!
OK, now I am bomb! I really thought you guys had accomplished that!!! not the walls literaly but every church at the the same time singing the same song!!!! It might would cause the rapture to come early!!
Wow, Los….wow
Want to come?
This speaks to me soo much. God has blessed me with puting me on the leadership team of a local ministry where what you are talking about in this post is EXACTLY what we are trying to do. Our goal is to unite our local community with worship, prayer, and scripture.
I honestly think this "dream" is becoming a reality all around the world, and I truly believe God is preparing a church united under Christ and not under denominations.
God Bless
This speaks to me soo much. God has blessed me with puting me on the leadership team of a local ministry where what you are talking about in this post is EXACTLY what we are trying to do. Our goal is to unite our local community with worship, prayer, and scripture.
sorry, accidentally sent it twice woops
AWESOME
I.Can't.Wait.
It's gonna happen.
Keep dreaming, Los. It will happen. Crossing the Jordan will be awesome — in the true sense of the word. Awesome!
That was very cool.
The best part is that it’s not even a dream, but a simple bit a reality in the waiting.
I feel sorry for those who think the journey of being a Christian is about getting to heaven, rather than loving and worshiping Jesus.
BRING IT, YO!
That was very cool.
The best part is that it's not even a dream, but a simple bit a reality in the waiting.
I feel sorry for those who think the journey of being a Christian is about getting to heaven, rather than loving and worshiping Jesus.
BRING IT, YO!
http://vagabondrun.com
Our church is partnering with three other churches for a community wide "revival" in the fall. Small town just south of Indianapolis. I can't wait to see four churches under one roof worshiping God. I wish more would have been willing to join in. I hope our "noise" lights a fire in Indianapolis.
Some day…
Since we don't want to just talk about it on blogs, what do we do? Beautiful picture.
Take a shot. Rent a field. Sing loud.
We are. January 30th Tampa, FL. There is an event every year in Tampa called Gasparilla (imagine Mardi Gras w/ pirates) that epitimozes glorifying the flesh. We are putting together a "onedayesque" event to glorify God on that day and give people an alternative. Hopefully not to call people to a Christian bubble but to send them back out to change the world.
And I'm not the blogger talking about it… and yes onedayesque event is our best name for it so far….
So I'll take your silence as a yes?
Yes!
I'm game.
wow, what an awesome vision. the picture that I get in my head is mind numbing. part of me wishes that I still lived in atlanta and the other part wants to figure out how to make this happen in Raleigh.
"We are all singing the same song to Him at the same time. But we have no idea because our walls are in the way." all I can say is WOW.
First time to comment, I just could not resist. POWERFUL, something that has been on my heart for a while.. great post, keep it up:)
I have chills reading this….WoW!
my dream had ninja turtes, grandma, LAPD SWAT teams, and ping-pong tables…musta been something I ate…i like yours better.