Over the last few years Jesus Culture has become a worldwide phenomenon in the church. Their songs have captured the heart of God and their hungry worship has drawn young and old into His glory. Durban, South Africa is known for its laid back lifestyle, and when it comes to concert sales we’re no different. Even if huge name artists arrive on our doorstep, we tend to only commit to getting tickets at the last minute, causing organisers to skip over Durban and settle for the quick sell outs of Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Thankfully Jesus Culture decided to visit us again, this time in the growing town of Hillcrest, filling CityHill Church’s building with a crowd of 4200*. People were so desperate to get in they were sneaking past security and forging tickets.
My friends and I got there early and seated ourselves front and centre. The worship was amazing, and when Jesus Culture played their more well-known songs the volume of the crowd skyrocketed as thousand worshipped Jesus together. Kim Walker-Smith and Chris Quilala, the lead worshippers, have an astounding anointing on their lives. The presence of God, to use Kim’s words from one of their CDs, was thick and tangible.
Between songs I snuck a look around the building to see my church bursting at the seams with people hungry for God. It’s one of the most beautiful things in the world, all these completely different, strange, cool, rich, poor people, coming together in one place to praise God.
Scott Thompson hit the stage and shared amazing testimony after testimony. He had everyone out of their seats praying for each other and healings exploded around the building. By the time the band was back on stage the crowd was worshipping all out, holding nothing back. The band wrapped, and an encore or two later the whirl wind of a night was over.
Thank-you Jesus Culture for bringing your passionate love of God to Durban, we hope to see you again soon.
*Edit 4:05PM CAT 8/03/12: The original post incorrectly stated that CityHill Church was filled beyond capacity with over 4000 people. The building can in fact legally hold 4500 people, and the sold out ticket sales totaled 4200.
The Biebs has just dropped his new single and it’s exploded straight to the top of the iTunes charts in a matter of hours. The sound is completely different to anything he’s offered us before, something which could be seen as a huge risk. However his core fan base is proving the risk worthwhile, and though it’s too early to call, it appears the new track is breaking down walls and reaching beyond his loyalists. I was weary at first, I love the beat and fantastic falsetto, but it took me a while to get used to the spoken word like rapping. However after a good few listens, I like the direction he’s taken. It’s grown up, his voice is sounding better than ever, and it’s different to anything else being released right now. Take a listen below and let me know what you think, has he converted you?
