Men's Night of Worship: A Reflection

It was around 6 p.m. when I arrived. Men's Night was the event I had been looking
forward to! I got out of the car, walked up to the church, and saw a couple of guys
hanging out. There was a pull-up bar, and some of the guys were gathered around it.
Everyone was happy and excited about the event, cheering on the guy doing pull-ups. I
said hi to everyone, walked inside, and took a seat.

It was such a great night. The environment was awesome, and the music was even
better. But there were a couple of things that stood out even more. The first was
worship. You could hear the passion in every man's voice, and you could feel the beat
of the drum in your chest. It was electrifying. After the first part of worship, Lincoln and
Mr. Dave came up to tell some jokes. Everyone was laughing and having a good time.
Once we finished laughing, we listened to two powerful testimonies. The first one was
from Mr. Steve. His testimony was incredibly moving. He talked about going to prison
for six years, but before that, he shared about his court session. Mr. Steve has been a
believer for about eight years. Before he was sentenced, he stood in court and
preached the life of Jesus to the judge. He said, "I'm going to be honest, Judge. It
doesn't matter how long of a sentence you give me. As long as I have the Lord on my
side, I know He will help me through it." After that, instead of the 24 years he was
supposed to receive, the judge sentenced him to only 8 years. That story was so
powerful because even in the hardest and darkest moments, he relied on his faith in
Jesus Christ, knowing the Lord would get him through anything.

After Mr. Steve, Mr. Scott shared his testimony. He talked about being a believer in a
house full of people who didn’t know Jesus. He also shared about losing his mother
when he was 11 years old and having an absent father. He had to walk the journey of
life on his own, teaching himself everything. Despite all of that, he became a believer in
Jesus Christ, and Jesus helped him through every struggle and hard time. After the
testimonies, it was time for the message.

Mr. Mike gave the message, and it was amazing. He shared a recent experience he had
while white-water rafting with seven other people. They were cruising down the river
and having a blast when they suddenly hit a wave and he fell overboard. A girl reached
out and pulled him back into the raft. Mr. Mike used that situation to build the theme of
his message: helping someone who has fallen out of the boat. In other words, helping
someone who is drifting away from Jesus and bringing them back. That message was
really moving and gave me a new perspective — to help people who are still in the boat
and reach out to those who have fallen. We ended the night with more worship and
fellowship. Many hearts were deeply touched. I truly believe a lot of men were moved by
Men's Night. Personally, I think it was magnificent, and we should definitely do it again
sometime soon.

Levy A.