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Last night we kicked off the month of August with a bang! Exquisite weather, Gourmet burgers from the Flathead burger company, excellent music from the Skull Church band & Emery. Best of all we saw many people respond to the gospel, giving Jesus total control of their souls. A lot of things went wrong and we had to roll with crazy stuff like power surges and equipment failure on the fly, but hey, no one ever said it would be easy. The Uprising continues…

I am super excited that we are taking Skull Church on the road for the first time this fall! On September 16-17 there are going to be two explicitly evangelistic nights of outreach at the historic Wilma theater in downtown Missoula. In addition to music from the Skull Church band and gospel messages, there will be musical performances by Blindside and Family Force 5. Join me in praying that God will move and that many will come to know Christ!

The Missoula event will be webcast live (as every Skull Church event is, including the one this week in Kalispell) so you can invite people to watch online, or post a link on FB, Google+ or Twitter. You never know how God might use it.

This weekend we had our second O2 Experience of the summer. I have been putting these O2 events on for the past 7 years in different places ever since God told me to call out a generation and warn them about what they are giving up when they abandon His plan for their sex lives. They are trading their destiny for a bowl of soup. In exchange for temporary pleasure they are not only forfeiting the highest and fullest enjoyment of the powerful and beautiful gift of sex, but they are sacrificing their spiritual birthright that is theirs in Christ.

It may seem like a good idea in the moment when the bass is pumping and the lights are dimmed, but when you think of the big picture, it’s not a good deal. In the end it’s your eyes being poked out, your spiritual power being amputated and your life cut short, in exchange for a night with Delilah. What I want them to see is that choosing to embrace sexual purity isn’t missing out, as the enemy of their souls would have them think. It’s just the opposite! Choosing anything but God’s plans for purity is how you miss out, on much more than you know.

This was the first time we have done an O2 in Montana, and it was awesome to see the event completely sell out. Our team did such a killer job, and all the bands and guests that were on the stage put their hearts into it. It was a lot of work, especially with a Skull Church event the same week. But it was all worth it. Seeing God move in hearts and watching people respond; making first time decisions to follow Him, or rise up and embrace His plan for sexual purity moving forward, (regardless of what was behind them) you just feel humbled and in awe that you get be there in the room. I can’t believe God let’s me be a part of this. Above and beyond.

Here is a photo lookbook to give you a sense of what went down.

There are sounds that I love: the soft steady hum of bicycles spinning down the road, the roar of a jet doing a fly-by, the crackle of fireworks exploding on the fourth of July. Those are a few of my favorites, but there is no sound that can compare to the voices of people praying to God, turning from their sins and putting their faith in Christ in unison. Whenever I listen to a person call on the name of the Lord, I am filled with joy and am grateful to be listening to eternity unfold.

As we did our best to lift Jesus high and amplify the gospel at Skull Church last night we saw a great number of people stream forward to make a public profession of faith in Christ and vocalize their commitment to God in prayer. One touching sight was watching a father and a son come together. A spiritual legacy in the making. I always try to visualize those who are joining in digitally as I preach as they outnumber those there in person. Last night, for instance, we had people joining in from all 50 states and from over 30 countries. And even though we couldn’t hear their voices, there were also people who prayed to receive Christ joining us online as well.

It was a joy to have music from The Almost. They are in town to perform at The O2 Experience on Friday night and partnering with Aaron Gillespie and his band is always a pleasure. His heart and perspective in ministry are in lock step with our DNA. He’s all about making Jesus famous and thinks outside the box. And I will tell you, Kev and our house band were in rare form. I have had their new song stuck in my head all day. I can’t wait for their album to drop…

Here are some snapshots to give you a glimpse of what God was up to last night.

Charles Spurgeon, the prince of preachers, was once addressing a group of young preachers and he told them, “Young gentlemen, do not allow any sentiment to keep you from warning men to prepare to die.”

That is what Skull Church is all about. We are pointing to Jesus’ death and telling people to prepare for the day when they are going to stand before God. He is our maker and one day there is going to be a manufacturers recall. (Hebrews 9:27) I will be giving a message that I have called, “The best way to die.” And as always there will be great music, including a brand new song from the Skull Church band which blew me away when I first heard it.

If you can’t make it in person, you can join us online or on the radio and I hope that you will view the webcast as an opportunity for you to partner with us in the proclamation of the gospel. Beginning at 7pm MDT at skullchurch.com the HD stream is available for you to link to on fb, tweet about and email to your friends–no matter where you live. You could even hook your laptop up to your tv and invite someone over to watch it with you. If you are on the go, check out our mobile stream, which works on iPod Touches, iPads and iPhones, by pointing your browser to the website.

And please keep the event in prayer!