Temple of Solomon Reflection 4 & 5 (week 5-6)

Randall Q. Lawrence
Faith Bible College
Temple of Solomon
Bro. K.
3/8/2011

Temple of Solomon Reflection 4 & 5 (week 5-6):

I wanted to combine last week and this week because of the powerful experience that I had in guest-preaching in Linn, MO the weekend before last. I found out last minute that I would also be doing the Sunday School and would present a slideshow presentation of a mission trip to Mexico that I took in 2009. The pastor thought she had sent me a facebook message earlier in the week, but I did not get it so I was scrambling to put everything together at the last minute. I was able to get it done, and we left Saturday afternoon to go and would be staying at the Pastor’s house overnight.

We got to the church, but we had some confusion because Pastor Kathy thought I was going on to her house while we thought she would be meeting us at the church which she eventually did. It was a God thing in that we got to worship and pray and Peggy anointed the pews on Saturday night since they leave the church open. We finally got to her house, had a very late but delicious supper, toured the house, then I excused myself to go over my sermon some more since I had been pre-occupied with the Sunday School presentation. I got everything mostly set. We enjoyed being hosted. We had a 45-60 minute drive from her house to the church the next day so Peggy and I got into a powerful, deep, Spirit-filled intercessory prayer over the Linn congregation, over Pastor Kathy and her family, over the community and more. I told Peggy that I felt like I needed to set aside most of my sermon and share more of what God was laying on our hearts for this tiny, rural congregation.

The Sunday School presentation went well though some initial technical difficulties that we worked out and then it went well with Peggy’s help. The service went well with special music from our friend Bill (who had ridden with us) though we noticed Pastor Kathy juggling numerous jobs—hostess, presider, Pastor, A/V person, special music, pianist, and more. The sermon went very well and was definitely Spirit-led and filled & included this:

• …world and satan may speak “lies” that I’ve neglected my church (congregation). I have not! You’ve turned from me. I desire you and a relationship with you ALWAYS—these “lies” belong in the pits of hell where they originate from…..

I sat down when I felt the Spirit say that was enough. I was struck by Peggy staring at me with an intense, unfamiliar look on her face. It took me about 2 hours to describe—not looking past me, over me—more looking into me. It took her awhile to describe what she was seeing—“almost like I was bigger…”, “different”. She said that I had done a good job of listening to the Spirit. We had lunch, discussion with Pastor Kathy, prayed over one another, got some pictures, and then came home. It was less than a day and a half though it seemed almost like 3-4 days. Very powerful time in the Spirit and the Lord!