On Monday (Sept 29) I went to a free,
Phil Wickham concert!! It was at the Valley Christian Bible Fellowship in town. My phone was dying, so I couldn't take any pictures of him, but my friends got a bunch. It was an acoustic performance, and the crowd was about 70-90 people (I think). We got some GREAT seats down front, and I sat with all of my girlfriends. In between songs, Phil would talk to us and we even took a moment to pray for a Canadian girl in the crowd who was going to Sudan in a few days.
Later he asked if anybody was from California, and me and my girls all yelled saying, "Yea! Whoo hoo!". And he was like, "
Okay we got a few people from California. Do you guys live here, or did you travel together? You're all sitting together". And we said that, yes, we do live in Las Vegas, but we all originate from California, and I said, "Yea, California girls find each other" He thought I said, "
California girls fight each other" Hahahahah! And then we said we were sitting together because we're from the same church (
South Hills) and he was like, "
Wow, so the whole church moved to Las Vegas together?". Hahaha. It was funny. And I cried so many times during worship.
Phil's songs really struck a chord. =(
The concert was awesome.
Phil Wickham has a very special anointing that is completely undeniable. He sings with a heart that is very similar to the one my Dad sings with. It's been a long time since I've been around somebody like that besides my Dad. We stayed around after the concert to chat with him, and he was super-cool and chill. We didn't want to faun over him, we just wanted to hang out, and he allowed us to do both (we couldn't help it)!! All my friends and I cried during the worship, and I'm so blessed that I was able attend.
Yesterday (Oct 1), I went to a
Lincoln Brewster concert at a local Central Christian Church. I had never been to Central Christian, and it's
huge. We thought we were going to have to roam the parking lot for hours to find a parking space, but park-help was very organized and we parked almost right as we pulled in. When we walked in the "main auditorium", it was even HUGER (yea, I know it's not a word) than I expected. We took a long time, but found seats in the stadium-esque part of the room that is so FAR from the stage-especially compared to the intimate setting of the
Phil Wickham concert.
Lincoln came out with his band (amazing) for a few songs, and then we were officially welcomed by a pastor, but it was hard to listen to him because there were loud people
all over the place. But later on,
Lincoln quieted everything down, and he really spoke out to everybody individually. So even though I felt like an ant, and he was the size of a mouse (from where I sat) he had a way of making me feel like he was talking to
me.
Lincoln totally rocked the house for Jesus. We had to sneak out during the encore because we didn't want to get trapped in traffic, so I didn't get to meet him (like
Phil). BUT, I did get to snap some pictures (my phone was alive). . .
So all in all, I loved
both concerts for different reasons. I have a new found appreciation for both
Phil and
Lincoln, and all talented, loving, and anointed worship leaders. They both expressed their gratitude to be able to worship with us, and it was a big blessing for me to be there. In their music, words, and character, they project so much praise to God, that it's totally
undeniable to anybody in the room.
And by the way, yes, we are on a first-name basis. . .
This last weekend I got to go to California with my family. My Dad was singing at few churches, including the church that my parents pastored for 17 years before moving to Las Vegas (our current location) to start a Hispanic ministry with South Hills.
