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This Sunday at Church: Pray for new deacons for your Church

We are looking for deacons all the time. I work with our deacons specifically to help make their work cohesive (not micromanage. I am way too engaged in several areas to do that!) More help is always needed and wanted. Having godly men and their wives is always great, and helping them grow is even better.

I joked around with one of our deacons about how he could grow as a teacher, and he said, “That’s definitely not my calling!” Today, he has taken on a teaching role at work and is about to help launch our new Young Adults ministry as our main teacher! And he’s the one who stepped up!

Pray for specific servants for the church. God raises them up in amazing ways.

Daniel

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: This Sunday at Church: Pray for new deacons for your church.

This Sunday at Church: Pray for new deacons for your Church

VerseD: Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

Romans 5:1, NLT‬

Christ has brought us back to God by faith in His work, and through us we restore others and encourage each other towards deeper faith in Him.

VerseD: Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness  — without it no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:14, CSB‬

How can we not try to live at peace with others when God has brought peace between Himself and us through Christ? Rely on His peace and extend it to others through forgiveness and grace.

This Sunday at Church: Being intentional about adoration of God

I personally have been trying to be more intentional in all areas of life, and I think … nay, KNOW we can all be more intentional when praising our God.

Daniel

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: This Sunday at Church: Being intentional about adoration of God.

This Sunday at Church: Being intentional about adoration of God

A Score and Four Re-Birthday

On this day 24 years ago, at 6:46 PM CST, I bent my knee to Jesus as Lord and Savior. (If you do a search on this site for “birthday”, you will see the various explanations.)

I like to call it my Re-Birthday, as we call faith in Christ being born again. This comes from John 3 and 1 Peter 1. I encourage everyone to remember their own re-birthday (and if you aren’t sure/can’t remember, just claim your birthday.)

This year, I get to start Christian Worldview courses (as one of the instructors) with 167 students who were all born after this momentous day in my life. Tomorrow I am with fellow seminarians who also were mostly born after this date! (2 are about my age, and 2 others are in theor later 20’s.)

Also, it is my mother-in-law’s birthday, so join me in wishing her a happy and blessed day! If not for her, I would not have my wife!

God bless you, and remember that Jesus Christ is the reason we live and move and breathe and have meaning and being!

This Sunday at Church: Pray for non-Christians attending Church for Christmas would come to trust in Jesus

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: This Sunday at Church: Pray for non-Christians attending Church for Christmas would come to trust in Jesus.

This Sunday at Church: Pray for non-Christians attending Church for Christmas would come to trust in Jesus

VerseD: Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬, ‭ESV‬

Good became one of us, and He made sure we knew it was Him firstly by having a virgin birth Him. Then He died to save us from sin. Let us celebrate His miraculous love.

VerseD: Psalm 100:2

Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

Psalm‬ ‭100:2‬, ‭ESV‬

God became one of us to redeem us from sin and separation. Let us gather together in joy to thankfully sing His praises.

VerseD: 1 Chronicles 16:10

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:10‬, ‭ESV‬

Because we know that God became one of us to save us from sin and wrath, we can come together as believers and joyfully praise His Name, now and forever!

VerseD: Psalm 95:6

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

Psalm‬ ‭95:6‬, ‭ESV‬

We should bow down and worship our sovereign Creator, knowing He has saved us through the cross.