Heart and Skill Day 1

HEART & SKILL 2023 - Aaron Jenkins

Have you ever experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit in a way so tangible and peaceful that all you want to do is sit in it and soak up the atmosphere for as long as possible? If there was one take away from this first day of Heart & Skill year three, it’s that through all the teaching, discussions, breakout groups, fellowship and worship, His presence was felt so strongly. There was an overwhelming sense of His guidance in all that was shared and displayed throughout the day.

The word brought to us by Mark Beswick, who joined us from CLM Church in Coventry with his wife, Simone, was a game changer for establishing the foundations on which we need to build our perspective for worship.

“We don’t see with our eyes, we see with our brain. What we think impacts what we see. In the same way, how we think about God will impact how we see him.” – Mark Beswick

As the day went on, and we split into different skill based workshops, that weight of his presence was never lost. Then when we gathered together again for the final hour or so, it felt like a crescendo of everything from the rest of the day. People broke out with hand-written poems and verses of songs from their hearts, passages of scripture spoken aloud as an offering to the Father, and prophetic words for one another. It culminated in a time of encouragement, as each church represented was prayed over and their

ministries prophetically spoken into.

It was a precious day, filled with beautiful expressions of worship, encounters with the Holy Spirit, fellowship, and wisdom filled teaching. We can’t wait for week two!

“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.” - Psalm 63