..near the end of the service, asking to be publicly prayed for.
I know, old news now, but I just heard about it today while listening to the June 3rd
Wretched Radio podcast.
from
this article at chasingchurches.com:
Trump’s Unusual Brief Visit to Church
On June 3, 2019 By David R. Bains
Yesterday afternoon was surely one of the odder moments in the history of presidential churchgoing. Returning from midday golf game at the Trump National Golf Club in Loudoun County, Virginia, the President stopped at McLean Bible Church at 2:20 pm to appear in a regularly scheduled Sunday service that started at 1:00 pm. The church is about 11 miles from the golf course. He was at the church for fifteen minutes, and in the service for only a portion of that.
In Pastor David Platt's words (from
here):
I went back out to lead the Lord’s Supper and then walked off stage, where the president was soon to arrive. In that brief moment, I prayed specifically for an opportunity to speak the gospel to him, and for faithfulness to pray the gospel over him.
While I won’t go into the details of our conversation backstage, one of our other pastors and I spoke the gospel in a way that I pray was clear, forthright, and compassionate. Then I walked back out on stage, read 1 Timothy 2:1-6, and sought to pray the Word of God over the president, other leaders, and our country.
The prayer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxK4A_9sw84I think Pastor Platt did an excellent job of responding to the request and in his impromptu prayer.
