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Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “The Lord is with you, valiant warrior.”
Judges 6:12, CSB
We love the Church, knowing God’s Spirit is within the Church, within each of us who put their faith in Christ. May we be bold in proclaiming the truth of God’s indwelling love and grace.
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift — not from works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9, CSB
We love the Church, knowing it is through the Church we hear the gospel of grace and receive salvation through faith. We lift each other up with the Word.
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child — this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:4, CSB
Let us love the Church, knowing there are others who understand some things better than we do and that we need the Church to help us, like a family, following our God and Big Brother.
I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you
Philippians 1:3, CSB
Let us be the Church so that we love the Church, giving thanks to God for His people.
I am personally grateful for the security team, because for several months I was the security team, setup/teardown team (with occasional volunteers), and cleanup team. I also had to occasionally teach Kids Sunday School, help with A/V, and even preach. That does not make for strong security. We finally got a man who saw the need, got extra training, and now we have a good team in place. (We also have teams for everything else, though I help in several areas still.) I get updates and questions from the team, but I can sit more on Sundays. We certainly live in a dangerous world, but God is good and has His people equipped.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: If your church has a church security team let the pastor know you are grateful.
This Sunday: If your church has a church security team let the pastor know you are grateful
“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you.”
John 15:12, CSB
God wants to give us all good things according to His will, and His will is found in loving Him by loving others and especially loving the Church.
We launched our Sunday “prayer corner” nearly three years ago, only the elders taking turns being the primary contact. A year and a half ago, we started a midweek prayer group. It actually took us a while to have this same thought as today’s exhortation. Today, our deacons lead the prayer corner with other volunteers, and midweek is facilitated by volunteers. (We elders still participate in both! I rarely make the prayer meeting due to youth group being at the same time.)
Pray for congregational prayer.
Daniel
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for the church’s prayer meetings ahead of time.
This Sunday at Church: Pray for the church’s prayer meetings ahead of time
We may be seeing a revival before our eyes, but like the early Church in Acts and later, we keep facing people telling us to stop speaking in this Name, or at least say everything the same way everyone else is.
May we be bold and seek our King, knowing He set the example and has called us to boldly proclaim the gospel, especially when the world hates us.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church: Pray for Christians in the West as Biblical Values are deem as Hate Speech.
This Sunday at Church: Pray for Christians in the West as Biblical Values are deem as Hate Speech
Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’? Everything is possible for the one who believes.”
Mark 9:23, CSB
Humble, sacrificial service out of love for God and others is the expectation for those who carry the name of Jesus. He empowers us to live like He did, and we can lead others to the salvation He gives us.
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
Luke 16:10, CSB
Humble, sacrificial service out of love for God and others is the expectation for those who carry the name of Jesus. Thinking we have it all figured out or are the only ones who can do things, or even those who don’t try, is wrong. We do all things for and through Christ.
a simple man of God 