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| Painting Jesus Live - Shot by Stephanie Fenton |
This Easter season was so wonderful in so many ways. I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit so deeply--all during Holy Week. My mind and heart were set on Him, and I praise Him for the amazing love I felt. I was given the opportunity to paint live during the Maundy Thursday service at First Baptist Church in Athens, and I've never felt such a KNOWING of doing something that He led me to do. I was never nervous about painting in front of a few hundred people--that never hit me. I truly can say that I painted for an audience of one, and He emerged slowly, crucified, bloody onto my large canvas as the Celebration Choir of over a hundred angelic voices sang the somber, yet loving choruses depicting the crucifixion. I was ONE with my savior that night. The people felt it. I heard people shedding tears. Truly moving. Notes from people that I've received since that night spell out an account that night of feeling closer to God than ever before. I credit Ryan Leffel, the amazing choir director for having the foresight to mix the arts of music and painting to create a moving worship experience for our community. I thank him for that. It was a chance to give our God-given gifts back to our Lord in an act of worship. How amazing! How wonderful!
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| Shot by Stephanie Fenton |
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| Shot by Decatur Daily photographer |
I praise God for allowing me to have a gift that I can share with people to bring them to Christ. My Jesus paintings have been an amazing way to connect people to their Creator. As happened Christmas Eve when a person visited my gallery and found one of my paintings, someone came into my gallery Easter Eve and found another one. It was a moment of sharing my Jesus Painting Tour Ministry with her and tears welled up in her eyes, and bang! I knew it was God there prompting me to share one of my paintings with her. I did. It was the small one I painted this week to launch my latest painting tour. But, I 'll paint another one. Sherry is a sweet, beautiful lady who came in with her daughter and shared that her brother is suffering from cancer. A minister in Mississippi, he collects works of art that depict Jesus. Sherry plans a trip to visit him and bring him my painting. How awesome is that? I can't wait t hear how it goes.
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| Sherry & Me |
