Europe Together - Sibenik Croatia - Opening Night Slam

 

You Never Know What God Can Do

This is it

the minute we begin kickin’ off this Europe shindig in Sibinik, 

another 3 years in, and we’re back at it again, 

sittin’ with our AGWM colleagues and friends 

Hey, since it’s time to commence  

Why don’t we end with the suspense 

And let’s get on with this 

We’re here fixing for more than just kickin back near a snack shack 

relaxin on the Adriatic sand, like suntan addicts 

Chattin’ and catch-in’ up over cappachinos 

Itching for social mixing

Chilling and spilling tea over whatcha know -  

so don’tcha just go and blow 

off this holy moment

Cause we’ve flown in from Berlin to Limburg and landed from Hamburg and Birmingham

hey man, 

I urge you as we converge on this version of Europe Toge-ther 

let’s learn to work to observe

the SURE purpose all this serves and deserves, 

‘Cause in this first service?

We’ve got the burdened and the burned out, 

Those nervous over what hasn’t turned out, 

others with deep hurt, spurned by various persons 

Or some feeling unCERtain, unnerved  and disturbed by

unde-zerved personal worries,

under-served ser-vants in urgent need of an encouraging word 

A few of our slew of issues includes fleeing feuds in the pews, 

Or confused, and abused by some pesky Budapest dude with a rude attitude 

Or feeling fatigued and defeated

depleted from the steady beat 

of rejection play’n in our minds on repeat

But those beautiful, beautiful feet of yours 

have been crossing borders to obey God’s orders - in order 

to pay it forward and please the Rewarder 

of those who go door to door

And choose to Lose Themselves to bring the Good News

To cool places like Liverpool, Ljubljana, Turin or Toulouse 

Man we’ve paid our dues

Just view our hidden bruises - plus our hands and our shoes?

all earthy and covered with the dirt 

of white-ripe mission fields, 

Certain of this burden we bear 

together 

That whether 

the sickle we wield 

Ever garners little gains or bigger yields, 

The Lord of the har-vest knows how hard it’s been

and especially deep down….., how you feel  - 

so can we just keep it real?  And allow this little spiel

I’m dealing bring it’s healing

speaking hope to break the spell spun from hell 

that’s been leaving you reeling 

Telling you you’re just spinning your wheels 

or really not a very big deal 

A mere weary plower or a dreary, bleary-eyed sower 

doing a whole lot of waterin’ over and over -

Well lemme give you a little reminder of this mind blower

Remember you’re NOT the stayer, ………you’re the goer! 

And so at this hour 

God wants to shower 

you with affirmation and empower 

you with a dose of His inspiration, 

give you signs and a confirmation,

That He’s decreeing  over you this declaration- 

there’s a breakthrough coming for the churches in your nation!

No matter what you’ve seen or have faith to believe, 

you never know what God can yet do through 

the sowing of one single, little seed. 

What maybe you deemed to be

just speaking out meager words 

or eking out feeble deeds,

Be it in Wiesbaden, Nice or Aberdeen. Indeed 

Though the seed seems mustard-sized, 

if we don’t compromise , do You realize 

Surprise! - what’s gonna grow is gonna be super-sized

Rising high like a Sequoia, don’t ya know ya 

Can’t quit because God wants to show ya

A vision that renews your hope like a massive metanoia

Boy ya - don’t need to go do it all - or be a know it all - 

all you need to know

Is the all-knowing 

one and only 

Holy One, 

He’s wonderful and full of wonders,  

and His abundant works fully outnumber 

a milli-on of our biggest blunders 

He’s the only One 

who needs just one seed to supersede the impeding things you’re facing 

as He comes in great guns blazing , still seeking and saving 

he’s the amazing 

only Son who still has so much He’s left undone

that He’s still gonna yet do through 

his daughters and sons

Cause you NEVER  know what can grow 

When you go and sow more o’those moments alone

on your own before His throne 

you’ll be showin’ up with that shekinah glory glow 

Like Moses showed us 

in the story of Ex-o-dus -

Putting Pharaoh on notice 

And boasting more power than even POTUS

So just keep bending low and throw that seed And God will surely show up and meet every ….. single …..need

To speed what’s sown in faith indeed 

To reap the harvest he’s been longing to bestow on ya 

from Dijon to Bologna, from Cologne to Barcelona

 

Don’t ya 

know,——yup, 

things are gonna start to blow —-up, 

So the onus is on us,to own up like grown-ups , and just keep showing—up

Cause if the results seem far less than you first guessed 

and your best efforts in Bergen, Bregens or Zagreb left you with regrets

Don’t let it be messing with your head - instead

keep bettin’ on better blessings yet ahead. 

don’t be forgettin’ my friends,

whatever’s happened, 

Be it in Athens Bath, or Essen 

Just do the math lesson 

Cause dili-gence plus obedi-ence

Equals  a God-sized big impression 

So when the goal looks the farthest, and the wind blows the hardest 

and when you’ve played your last card it’s 

then you’ll hear again 

the pitter-patter of a LOT of latter rain harvest  

And you’re gonna garner and gain what’s promised - 

I’m being honest - Our God - He’s got this

For all you faithful planters and  farmers 

armed against harm wearing spiritual  armor, 

don’t be alarmed 

by the murmurs and rumors of Lucifer, 

that old snake-oil charmer, 

don’t linger and langour in his anger 

and please let’s humor him no longer , 

I’m insistin’

Don’t listen to this sinister serpents persistent hissing any more 

or you’ll be missing what our God’s got in store, 

Don’t ignore 

the loud heavenly roar 

of the cloud of witnesses 

Gone on before 

Listen in to THAT crowd more

wishin’ your mission blessing 

and calling you forth

So even though we’re foreigners and out of towners

We can never count out any down-and-outer we encounter, 

because the everlasting Father and  Founder 

of our faith is the true final counter of those

Whose bountiful sins will be washed and drowned 

in His mercy and power 

So tonight if you sense you need more resilience 

just step on out in childlike obedience 

And keep investing your best amidst the resistance 

of secular men’s and women’s passive disinterest 

whether it’s in Florence, Utrecht, Brest or Bucharest, 

Just place the rest in his hands and 

Take your stance to put your trust in His plans

Cause right on cue, ……He’ll come through for you 

enduing you with power and doing in this hour 

what only He can do

He’ll come to our rescue

So let him have the best of you 

His emerging version of the European church 

will start to surge at just one word of the true King’s urging, 

furthering His king-dom 

and slam dun-king on that dumb un-king  

of the powers of the air,  

defeating him by the Blood of the martyrs, Our victory imparter, 

He’s gonna cover the earth like sea waters, 

with his presence poured out on His  sons and His daughters 

To bring an end-times harvest  

whose LARGE-NESS

is more on par 

With a God of such glory, 

And it’s then that our Great Author

will put a period on the end of HIS-STO-RY.

So now To the Ancient of Days 

who’s so perfect, just and good in ALL of His ways,

We make it our aim to gaze upon His amazing face 

And together raise this anthem of our never ……ending …….PRAISE