Category "prayer"
Jack
Hey it's jack, we're out on the road and God's doing awesome things. I was in the hotel room spending some time with God and felt like I needed to lead a prayer, and I ask that you would join along. Let's seek the face of God together. God is UP to something and we need to be apart of it!
Hebrews 6:11-12 11 "Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. 12 Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit Gods promises because of their faith and endurance."
Jack
In February we sat down for lunch with Brandon Heath and started dreaming about touring together one day. We said, what if we put together a tour that's less about the artist, and more about the God we worship. We wanted to break down the whole hierarchy of "opening bands" and "headliners". And most of all we wanted the world to be impacted by these nights of worship. We wanted to inspire action that's birthed from an experience with God.
A couple months later we found ourselves in Japan, Cambodia, and Bangladesh (Brandon joing us for the first two) and God truly spoke to us while we were abroad. For me it was an unexpected lesson. I learned that poverty is complex, but the God we serve is truly omniscient and all-powerful. He knows the solution even when we don't. He is more than capable of healing broken lives, cities, & nations. Here's the amazing thing though... He's wanting US to play a vital role in this process.
I'm God's child, but so is the poor kid in Cambodia, as well as their mom & dad, and so is the investment banker in Manhattan. God's love is for EVERYONE, and as followers of Christ we CAN show this love in very tangible ways. Just try it.
This tour is about following God into the hard places, whether it be Cambodia or Cleveland... London or Little Rock. People are hurting, and they need the healer. His name is Jesus.
We're four shows into this tour and God has already done great things. We're expecting more, and we would like to ask two things of you:
1) Would you pray for us? That we would keep our hearts aflame for God. That we would speak with boldness on behalf of the forgotten. For safety as we bus across America, and for our families while we're away.
2) Would you commit to falling more and more in love with Jesus? If we're not doing this first, everything else is for naught. Let simple intimacy with God overflow into your actions so that justice, love & righteousness can be known in the world.
Please come to a show and partner with our ministry and we'll see God's kingdom come!
Much love.
-jack
Leeland Band
For those of you who have been patiently waiting (like us!), today is the day that Love Is On The Move is officially available in stores and online! We are so proud of what God has done with this album already and we hope that those who listen will be blessed by what they hear.
If you want to know a little more about each song as you listen, check out the music page for song-by-song descriptions from Leeland & Jack.
Here are a couple links below where you can order or download the CD for your convenience:
Amazon.com
ChristianBook.com
iTunes
MusiChristian.com
Thank you so much to all of you for your continued support. Feel free to leave us a comment and let us know what you think! We love to hear your encouraging words. Please keep praying for the band and our ministry as well.
Leeland
Leeland Band
We can’t thank you all enough for praying during this terrible time. Through comments on our blog, we know that hundreds of you are.
Baytown, Texas, on the east side of Houston, is our hometown. The entire area is currently without power. We have countless family and friends who will be without work for weeks to come. The financial toll that a disaster like Hurricane Ike leaves is unbelievable.
Somehow, the homes of all of us in Leeland are completely fine except for Mike's place. The ceiling caved in, and he's going to have to find another place to live. Our church sustained significant damage. There is standing water in the sanctuary. The roof/ceiling leaked tremendously and lots of ceiling tiles caved in. We will be unable to have services at the church building for weeks and the building will need major repairs. We just found out today that the damage to the roof is so bad that the buliding could possibly be condemned. We'll find out soon either way.
Our hope is to rally all of the support we can for all of the people in the place we call home. If it’s on your heart to help, please send a monetary donation to:
1002 Meandering Way
Attn: David Childress
Franklin, TN 37067
Please make checks payable to “Celebration of Life Church.” No matter the size, it all helps.
Thanks for the love. God bless each of you.
Leeland, Jack, Jake, Mike and Matt (Leeland)
Jack
Thanks for all the prayer! You guys are amazing. The storm packed a punch. All of our houses are ok... but our church sustained a lot of damage. Some people lost homes and even more have flood damage. I'll dedicate a full post to this when I know more details.
Hey guys and gals. First of all, thanks for the amazing response on the last post! We've been reading your comments and it's so inspiring to see our generation dreaming big.
