Here are some of the lines from Perry’s One Prayer message that caught my attention:

  • First of all, Perry opened the message by praying by church name and pastor’s name for other churches in Anderson. In my service, those churches included Concord Baptist, New Prospect, North Anderson Baptist, First Presbyterian, High Praises, Boulevard Baptist, Carpenters Church and New Covenant.
  • “We’re a church, not the only church.”
  • “The world sees the Church as an organization that’s there but not really doing anything. They see the Church as being fat and lazy.”
  • “Jesus was not safe. He was incredibly dangerous. The Church is not supposed to be safe. It’s supposed to be dangerous.”
  • “God, make us dangerous.”
  • “I don’t like cats… I hate your cat.”
  • “When was the last time you anticipated God doing something great?”
  • “Where there is no anticipation, there is seldom revelation.”
  • “Eating is my spiritual gift.”
  • “Just put the butter on the biscuit. We’re all going to die anyway.”
  • “Get your eyes off of your situation and get them on Jesus.”
  • “Here in the South, we love chickens. We buy them and we fry them.”
  • We need to ask this question of God: “What else can he do?”

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