Passion-Day1 Is Today!
A few of the final sessions of Passion 2010 are still online for Playback, but today is the day we begin to “work out” what God has done in our lives during our time in Atlanta. It was so powerful during the last session as thousands stood to voice their own personal awakening during these days. Many stood first to say that they had awakened to a relationship with Jesus Christ for he very first time, seeing Him as the giver of life, forgiveness and hope forever.
Others stood awakening to…
Christ as everything…supreme and sufficient.
Grace-I cant but He can.
Healing-so many stood to say healing had come to their wounds during these days.
Glory-awakening to the massive God story that is going on around us and our desire to make our lives count for His fame.
Justice-to see those with no voice lifted in His love.
Our team is completely tanked and so, so grateful for all He has done. We are humbled to serve your generation and praying for you as Passion 2010 begins….right now!
More later…
LG
January 6th, 2010 at 12:50 PM
I wasn’t in Atlanta during Passion 2010 but I attended “virtually” through Twitter and by watching the Main Sessions online. My children are the age you are ministering to and I am so grateful for what God is accomplishing through this ministry. It was obvious that God did something very special at Passion 2010.
I am hoping you will be compiling the messages and putting them out on a DVD. I watched each of them and I so need to go back and watch them over and over. The messages were truly ordained by God. Powerful stuff!
Again, THANK YOU!!!! Although I was in Texas watching from afar, I was spiritually challenged and revived through Passion 2010.
January 6th, 2010 at 12:53 PM
excellent format and incredible work. you all deserve 24hours of nonstop sleep. cheers to you and building the kingdom
January 6th, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Passion was absolutely incredible! I have never felt God’s LOVE like I did at Passion and God brought about healing in my life. I was Awakened. When I came home from Passion yesterday my parents informed my brother and I that they are getting a divorce. I am absolutely heartbroken and have been sobbing. I know however that God is STILL GOOD and that somehow, some way God will use this for HIS GLORY. If you all could join me in prayer through this difficult time that would be wonderful. I know God can RESTORE and mend broken, crushed hearts so I just pray that over my parents that they will fall in love all over again!
God bless,
Kate
January 6th, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Thanks for posting the playback of the last main session. Listening now! Go GOD!
January 6th, 2010 at 1:34 PM
I was at Passion and God really reminded me of how everything is for HIS glory, that we are not in bondage to sin anymore, and that we are equipped by an incredible God who extends to us undeniable grace. Oh….and HE takes our widow’s mite and turns it into a million dollars! United, God can, has and does use all of us to change the world, reflecting HIS glory!
January 6th, 2010 at 2:28 PM
I was so refreshed during Passion. It is so wonderful to be bubbling over with Passion for God. One of the thing that challanged me a lot was when Louie Giglio chalanged us to keep it going. “Can we keep it to the bus…can we keep it till Friday?”
Well, already, I am back in the real world and it is kicking butt. I want to encourage everyone out there who might be feeling the same way. Let us not be like the parable of the sower where we fall away because the emotion is gone and we have have no root! No! Let us endure, let us CHOOSE over and over again to encourage each other and continue to stir ourselves up! For God is just as awesome today as he was yesterday. He is just us magnificient, just as worthy, and just as capable. So let’s keep it going!
January 6th, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Oh, I just wanted to let you know, that was of my favorite moments was walking to family groups. I was one of the unfortunates who were outcast to the Westin Hotel (Go, green striped group!). It could have been a pretty miserable experience to walk all that way with only ten degrees of farenheit to keep us warm. But, for me, it wasnt. It was pretty amazing to walk through the heart of Atlanta with all of my two thousand brothers and sisters walking with me, united as one by the cold weather and a common goal to glorify God. I will never forget the peace that surrounded me as we walked under Atlanta’s asmazing skyline, the christmas lights that were still up, and all the flags of the world found in Olympic park. Oh, how He loves us!
Also, when me and my friends were talking about what we got out of passion, all of us remembered the sermons and everything that was said, but for the life of us we just couldn’t remember who said what half the time! And it was a pretty amazing thing because it was not about who said what, it only mattered that it was said and God was glorified because of it.
January 6th, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Praying for you and your family, Kate. Keep us posted!
January 6th, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Being just one of 22,000+ students, I didn’t have enough time to meet and thank every single staff/volunteer individual, but it’s funny how in the same amount of time, God had time to not only touch EVERY single student, but to change their lives.
He loves us, oh, how He loves us!
Words can NOT express the gratefulness I have to all the staff. Thank you.
January 6th, 2010 at 4:34 PM
Kate,
I too felt the love of God in fresh ways at Passion. I will be praying for you and your family. Much love, Sister in Christ.
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
Because of the LORD’s great love we are not
consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your
faithfulness. I say to myself, “The LORD is
my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The
LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations 3:21-26
January 6th, 2010 at 4:53 PM
I want to say a huge THANK YOU for the incredible amazing opportunity you gave everybody to watch the main sessions online!
I’m from Bucharest (Romania) and didn’t have the chance to ever come to the USA… and to a Passion event. So thank you so much for this!
It’s the best thing I’ve ever seen! Absolutely amazing!
Grace and peace from God
January 6th, 2010 at 5:05 PM
I also want to say thank you for streaming the main sessions! I got so much out of them. I agree with Jennifer. Having the main Passions on dvd are such great tools to go back to.
I am praying for your family Kate.
January 6th, 2010 at 5:58 PM
I watched the sessions online and was blown away, so powerful, so much to take in, but I pray the main thing be that we live every moment, every day for the glory of God. It is so hard after something so powerful to keep it going, it is fine for a month maybe but we all know that after a while it seems to fall away. Our hope is not in passion, we thank them so much for helping us, so so much! Yet our hope for this movement continuing is God and relationship with him, we each need to daily spend time with him, and get to know him, taste and see that he is good, without that this will only last a while, with God, however, it will last for eternity and we will change the world. Thank you passion for stirring up this passion and awe, God carry us forward, teach us to spend time with you and to live daily with you in prayer and in obedience to your Word.
January 6th, 2010 at 6:27 PM
Will the “Do Something Now” goals in (exceeding) totals be posted? I can’t wait to share them with my family and friends :) and THANK YOU Passion staff, prayer team, and volunteers. Your service, humility, and encouragement was the visible work of the Spirit – we were all so loved through it.
January 6th, 2010 at 8:11 PM
I’m here in the Philippines. Thanks for the playback I was able to connect with what’s happening there in Atlanta. Looking forward for the Passion 2011 World Tour here in Manila.
Thank you Passion!
God bless us all!!!
January 6th, 2010 at 9:08 PM
I was at Passion and I want to say that I’m still going… I feel AWAKEN.
It was such an incredible experience. I feel refreshed. I feel so blessed to have been part of something so amazing.
“One more day and it’s not the same
Your spirit calls my heart to sing
Drawn to the voice of my Saviour once again
Where would my soul be without Your Son
Gave His life to save the earth
Rest in the thought that You’re watching over me
All I need is You
All I need is You Lord
Is You Lord”
January 6th, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Thank you everyone for your prayers about the divorce! God is GOOD-ALWAYS! I can ALREADY see a taste of how God is using this. My mom has said that she already sees herself growing closer to my brother (there relationship had been distant) and I have been able to share to a few of my non-believing relatives about the Passion Movement and about what God did over the weekend and that I have a ton of people praying for me! God is GOOD, God is GOOD! I am still broken and crushed, but I know somehow, some way God will be GLORIFIED-that is my prayer! We will have scars, BUT GOD HEALS THE WOUNDS!!!!
January 6th, 2010 at 10:49 PM
Can’t wait for you guys to come to Manila again!
January 6th, 2010 at 11:04 PM
WOW! WOW!! WOW!!! Passion 2010 was incredible. Loved seeing others awakening to the glory of God. It was a huge awakening for me too. I want to trade the little things for the BIG story. Thanks Louie & the Passion team for all that you do and for believing in this generation.
May the ripples of Passion 2010 be huge because our God is living in us and moving through us.
January 6th, 2010 at 11:14 PM
Oh how I wish I was there. Praise God for all the lives changed and bless all who got to go to PASSION 2010. God is Good All the Time, All the Time God is Good!
January 7th, 2010 at 1:47 AM
I am so honored to have been a part of these amazing four days. It was a dream come true for me. I am excited about what God has in store for our generation, about living a God-centered life.
Thank you Louie Giglio & the Passion Team, the amazing volunteers, and all of the amazing students. It felt a bit like I sense heaven will feel: everyone I met there was so nice it felt like family. And standing with 21,000 students in silent awe of the glory of God was one of the most moving moments in my life. It was grace. It was God. It is God.
Thank you. I pray God helps us all “work it out.”
Be blessed!
January 7th, 2010 at 3:42 AM
Thank you Passion team…
You guys keep the people from Malaysia excited!!!=)
January 7th, 2010 at 4:03 AM
Thoroughly served. Thoroughly equipped. Thoroughly blessed.
Clearly called and full of praise of Him.
JESUS!
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes…thank You, thank You, thank You, thank You…
Passion-Servants: Thank you for your Kingdom-service! Faith in Christ living in you is beautiful. Thank you, thank you for the opportunity to connect with it all through the main session postings. Thank you! Definitely a very special honor to be linked with you and in God’s Presence that way. May the glory of God keep sending waves of Grace and Love through your hearts and lives. YOU are so blessed!!!!!
January 7th, 2010 at 4:21 AM
I slept most of Day 1 back in the “real world,” but I brought a piece of Passion back to my church tonight when I stopped by there to do a few things. I am so thrilled that my entire group was AWAKENED in Atlanta, & that we can all work towards revival in our church! I love what Paul says to Timothy, “Let no one despise you for your youth, but SET THE BELIEVERS AN EXAMPLE in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity” (1 Timothy 4:12). We are the generation that can change the path most churches are heading. We can turn the focus back to glorifying God. We can raise up a generation beneath us that can “see [our] good works and give GLORY to [our] Father who is in heaven”!
On a side note, I tried to register my All Access pass to start looking over some of the lessons that took root at Passion, but the site is a webpage without the ability to click on any links or fill-in any of the blanks. Any one else having this problem or know how to fix it? I appreciate your help. I think my brain needs another listen to John Piper’s message for it to fully grasp the magnitude of what he shared.
January 7th, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Jaime,
I had the same issue, not sure why. However, if you click anywhere on the page, and then hit the tab key it will take you to the fields and you can type in your access code.
January 7th, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Jaime,
Also, Desiring God has posted the transcript of Piper’s message:
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/ConferenceMessages/ByConference/35/4454_Is_Jesus_an_Egomaniac/
and, a New Years message he gave to Campus Crusade on Gods Passion for His supremacy:
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/2177_john_pipers_messages_from_tcx_2009/
January 7th, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Yes, Passion was definetly a lot like heaven will be- tons of people glorifying God on no sleep!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Does anyone have all the info on how much we raised total? Plus, additional info like towels and socks raised, border outposts build, Gobeans coffee raised…anything! I can’t seem to find it.
Kyle
January 7th, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Amen!!! Now we take it to the streets!
I’ve just got back to Sao Paulo, after God unexpectedly leading (providing the means for) me to participate in Passion 2010 in Atlanta… something I would have never evere ever been able to do on my own.
I am tired now because of the flight, but very thankful… and sure that it is more than worthed to live for Him instead of living for self. We have tremendous joy in Him as we trade our little lives for His glory.
And now we take it to the streets – now we take it to the streets of the world. This silent and poweful revolution – silent and noisy, all at the same time.
God bless everyone and all of you!
Thank you so much.
Rodrigo – Sao Paulo, Brazil
January 7th, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Louie, I just wanted to tell you that Passion made it to the Marta.
As college students swarmed around the metro and got onto the train to leave, an incredible thing happened.
We were all pumped, singing songs and talking about God, and then we step onto the train, and there waiting for us, were an entire group of Mormon’s.
We worked out our salvation, Louie.
It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever been apart of. My brothers and sisters in Christ – whom I didn’t even get a chance to meet – all joined together and shared the message of Jesus Christ – the REAL message of Jesus Christ to these people. Imagine being packed onto a metro like sardines, and all you can see and hear around you is apologetics, the gospel, love and prayer upon these people.
There is no doubt in my mind that this wasn’t set up by God Himself.
Praise Him for His mercy upon His people and for His pursual of them by putting them on the Passion train.
Just thought you would like to know and perhaps pray that they too, would come to know Christ’s love and forgiveness. Thank you for an amazing weekend. You and your team rock.
God bless you, dude!
Love,
Chelsea – Lynchburg, Virginia
January 7th, 2010 at 9:14 PM
If you’re looking for John Piper’s talk, I found it here:
http://desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/ConferenceMessages/ByConference/35/4454_Is_Jesus_an_Egomaniac/
passion 2010 was truly amazing, I am awakened to God’s glory & a desire to make His name famous… thanks Louie & team for such an inspiring 4 days
January 7th, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Praising God to receive from us all the glory! We love you Lord so much and thank you for your work the last year and starting this new year cheering you on.
Praying Big for rest and relaxation for the Students all over the world who came and are traveling.
Louie & Shelley, Emily & Wes, Joan, all Passion staff, worship leaders, all the GO Now partners, Wototo, Marilyn & John, Music and Justice, intercessors, and volunteers who faithfully served.
WOW how awesome you are Lord to put a team together to glorify your name. We thank you for that privilege ongoing to serve you in the nations, in neighborhoods, schools, communities and cities.
And pray ongoing for the kids and teens who will be the next generation of college students. Prepare their hearts God for the awakening right now in Jesus name.
January 8th, 2010 at 12:36 AM
I’m glad Shelly got to share!
If I might make a suggestion for her further consideration/meditation from her inspiration to share on the Phillipian pre-Pauline hymn (I am so blessed that my supervisor wrote his thesis about Phil):
“Where Christology began : essays on Philippians 2 / Ralph P. Martin, Brian J. Dodd, editors,” in particular Chapter 3.
Kasemann is the bomb.
scm
January 18th, 2010 at 5:17 PM
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February 1st, 2010 at 3:26 AM
I can hardly believe I was there! =D