Yesterday on Sunday September 28, 2014, my friend and I met Jefferson Bethke at Hillside Community Church in Bristol, CT.
I logged on to Facebook Saturday night, and I saw a status Jefferson posted about him coming to speak at Hillside church on Sunday morning!
I ran right upstairs and asked my grandpa, and with some convincing (he's famous! he's a NY Time best-selling author! Jesus saved him and changed his life! He's moving to Hawaii soon!) his friend agreed to take me and my friend on Sunday!
I was BEYOND excited to meet Jefferson. He is such an amazing man of God and I love how much he loves Jesus, he wants to make Jesus famous, and really, it's all about Jesus!
Plus, I figured this would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience since as I stated above, he and his family will be moving to Hawaii soon! (Alyssa, his wife, and Kinsley, their daughter weren't there but I sure would love to meet them someday too!)
Jefferson preached on The Prodigal Son, the story found in Luke 15 in the Bible. What I love about Jefferson is that he sheds light and truth and makes you think about Scripture. He also provided some historical context so it was interesting to really dig deeper and learn what was going on. There were many awesome points he made and I can't wait to listen to the message again!
After the service me and my friend met him and he autographed our books! I think he was happy to see that I had his book and also Alyssa's book as well. :)
I am still so shocked that we actually got to meet the guy who made the
'Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus' Spoken Word video on YouTube, and who also has a popular channel on YouTube. I watch his videos and I've read his book and seen his Facebook updates, so it was just such a privilege to have met him. I'm so thankful to God that I saw that he was coming to CT on Facebook because if I had seen that afterwards, I would've been so disappointed that I missed out! And I'm so grateful for my grandpa's friend who took us. :)
Me and Jefferson!!!!
I should also mention that he took my pen that he autographed his book with LOL! Not sure if he kept it but hey, that's pretty cool!
I keep saying this but I really am thankful for this opportunity and I wanted to provide some links so you can check out his YT channel, Facebook, etc.
Check out...
His YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4yillQaNo6a-iG2PYbbrA
His Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/jeffersonbethkepage
His Website:
http://jeffbethke.com/
His Book:
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Religion-Better-Trying-Harder/dp/1400205395/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412001275&sr=8-1&keywords=jesus+%3E+religion
CLARO Candles!!:
http://clarocandles.com/
Alyssa's Website:
http://alyssajoy.me/
Her Book:
http://www.amazon.com/Spoken-Embracing-Who-You-Whose/dp/160142597X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412001387&sr=8-1&keywords=spoken+for
Hillside Community Church in Bristol, CT:
http://hillsidebristol.org/
Hear Jefferson's Message here:
http://hillsidebristol.org/go/downloads
That's all for now folks! Just wanted to say God bless Jefferson and his family who are making a great impact in this world for God's Kingdom!
Love,
Renee
