What People Are Saying
Pastor Sean,
We traveled all over Wake County looking for Spirit-filled churches for over 10 months. I began to get really frustrated and after going to more than 10 churches God laid it on my heart to sit down with the phone book and go through every church and every church’s website. I came across a website for Charisma Church and saw that it was very exciting and there seemed to be a lot going on for the kids as well as adults.
When we visited Charisma Church in February 2005 we were so impressed with the worship and the teaching that we could hardly contain ourselves. One of our first experiences in Charisma Church was the Prayer and Fasting Retreat. I have participated in fasts before but this one was very special. Pastor Sean, you brought such humbleness to the whole retreat and it helped me to humble myself as well. God began to work in me and confirmed in my heart that Charisma Church was the place that he wanted me to serve Him in. I experienced a new level of God that I had never experienced before. The outpouring of his love for me and my family and what he truly means to me became the focal point for the retreat. In my time here at Charisma Church I have been overwhelmed with you and your family. You have a heart for God and want others to experience God at deeper levels. Your children’s abilities to play various instruments and participate in the worship have meant so much to me. After working in Children’s Ministry for over 6 years one can appreciate having kids who are on fire for God. I have been sold from that point on.
Thank you Pastor Sean and Charisma for your hospitality and thank you Lord for bringing us home!
Ken Kinsey
Dear Pastor Sean and Michele,
I wanted to take this time to congratulate you on this anniversary for Charisma Church! I know that this means a lot to you all. God Bless You for your faithfulness, stand, and a right-cutting of His Word that I have not heard in years! All I can say is that the Praise and Worship and your teaching are beginning to ‘free’ me up once again!! Just little tid-bit inspired sayings can mean so much…I believe they really do reflect the heart of God. You have ministered to my heart several times and I am thankful. You especially did on that lunch time get together there at the Church. What you said in regards to getting back to the precepts of the 1st century church, I wanted to say ‘my sentiments exactly’.
I wish and pray a really great day for you all and I know that it will be!
Love in Christ,
Kent
Pastor Sean And Michele,
I am writing you to let you all know of some wonderful things that God has done for us within the past week. As you know, I was up for a promotion on my job within the first week. This did not come about and was interviewed for a position with Amy’s company and they were put on a hiring freeze. Obviously at this time I was getting a little discouraged and really did not know which direction I should go. I was soon brought back to the message again of being content where I am and thank God for where he has me now.
Amy and I made a decision about 2 months ago to obey God and begin giving again no matter what our circumstance may be. This was about two weeks after I got my job at Express Teller. We knew that this was a crucial and important decision in our lives. We knew that God would continue to show himself faithful to us. Well, a week ago this past Monday I was lead to go to our managers office before my route started to let him know that I was interested in any future opportunities within the company. I have never done this in my life. I am not the type of employee to do this; I usually let my performance speak for itself, but I really was feeling like the Lord was leading me to do this. When I told him this, he immediately asked me if I was interested in becoming the new Vault Supervisor since he had just given his notice that same morning! He said that he had already looked at my resume but did not know if I was interested in the position. Of course I said yes!. I was told on this past Monday that I had been given the position and today was my first day. I can now attend church on Thursdays because I have set schedule now with no “on call” weekends anymore. That is really a blessing!
This is one of the many blessings that have happened in the past week. I received a letter from my former employer that I will be receiving a compensation check that was expected a year ago and was forgotten about for over $1100 in about two weeks…….. The car that I drive pretty much broke down on Monday after I received the promotion and thought that it would need a new engine……it doesn’t – cost only $29 to fix the problem that should have disabled the car!
Well, I’ve written long enough. Just wanted to let you know what God was doing in our lives. See Ya Thursday! YEA!!!!!!!!
Taurrie W.
The greatest part about this church is Charisma seeks after God will all their heart. The service is filled with passionate worship and challenging preaching. I look forward to going to every service and knowing that the presence of God will be there. Charisma also allows (and encourages) people to get plugged in and use the gifts and talents God has given them. For teenagers there is an awesome Youth Group that does so many cool thing that I wish my youth group offered when I was in high school. I have grown so much in the 3 1/2 years I have been at Charisma Church and become so much closer to God than I have ever been before. If you are looking to grow in your relationship with God, be challenged, loved, set free, move in the Spirit, and surrounded by family with the same heart as you, Charisma is the place for you!
Nick
Charisma Church is an intimate place where you can not only experience God, you can serve Him too. The church has many fruitful ministries. The youth ministry and preaching are fantastic. There is an annual missions trip. In 2007 it was in Ecuador where a small team led over 1,500 people to Christ in 2 weeks. This year, we’re headed to Panama. The church also produces a television show (TV One Life) that airs internationally reaching over 100 million viewers. Most members are not Sunday Christians, but rather have a deep daily relationship with God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. I highly recommend this church.
Keith

