Be a culture in which seekers meet Jesus, become Disciples, and are equipped, encouraged, and empowered to steward their talents and gifts in magnifying the name of Jesus - impacting the community around us, and discovering what God can and will do through them.
OUR VISION:
October 2024
Weekly Devotional
“‘Paul … set apart for the gospel of God … to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ” Romans 1:1-6. “Are you a member of our rewards program?” the cashier asks me at whatever random store I am buying an item. Before I put my phone number into their machine to see, I ask what benefit I will reap for belonging. The poor young woman does not know. Perhaps she’s never been asked before. We just simply belong to things today, and the commitment is so low. Sadly, this secular way of thinking has crept into the church. Both Satan and Jesus have been campaigning long for your vote. Your soul is at stake. The promises from the “father of lies” have proven to be empty while those of the One who embodies truth have proved to be “precious and very great.” So, the next lie is that you “belong” to God with very little invested. The devil doesn’t stop us from going to Bible class or worship services when it’s convenient to us. Nor does he shake when we obey the gospel as he knows we won’t grow in our faith. Just as long as we’ll shrug at the pearly gates when asked if we belong.
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“For the LORD hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners” Psalm 69:32. I have been where David has been, so low and so needy that I couldn’t imagine that anyone, not even God, could understand the place where I was. It is a place where there is no strength left … no ability to put on a fake smile and pretend to the world around that you have it all together. Outside of psalms 22 and 110, Psa-lm 69 is the most frequently quoted psalm in the New Testament as verses 4, 9, 22, 23, and 25 speak about Christ, the hardening of Israel, and Judas. The main thrust of these 36 verses, however, has to do with prayer. Most of the psalm is a prayer of David who is in deep distress and needs the God he trusts in to intervene. It is a place of complete brokenness, but God has proved faithful with David in brokenness before (Psalm 51:17) … but this was caused by David’s sin that he realized and was repenting of. Here, David seems to be a victim of circumstances and attacks. Arising out of this psalm, however, is that God hears those in distress and will not refuse help to His own who are in deep struggle, prisoners of whatever circumstances we find ourselves in.
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Thursday, October 17, 2024
“The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.”(Daily Reading, ESV)
