Hey folks- look at me I'm blogging!!!!!! Weeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
Seriously I am hoping to use the new website as a tool to better communicate with you. So periodically I'll be sending out notifications that there is something new out here.
Speaking of which...how has your prayer and fasting been going? We have 24 days left before The Flower and Jazz fest and I'm wondering how's it going?? For me I covenanted with myself to pray first thing when I wake up in the morning, before I get out of bed. The fast is I'm giving up some alone time and delaying my morning coffee in order to bring this outreach before The Lord. You don't have to share what you are doing- we don't fast and pray to be seen doing it, but have you been remembering and how have you been praying?
I've been challenged recently by Paul's request for prayer just before his closing the letter to the Ephesians. He says "...pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak." Eph 6:19-20
Wow! The great apostle to the Gentiles asking for boldnes! Really he is asking for confidence to present the Gospel clearly. It's not "in your face" confrontation, but it's the same word used of Peter and John when they spoke with confidence before the leaders of the Jews in Acts 4. It speaks of firmness of conviction and clarity of speech. I love to look at Paul's prayers. He's always willing to follow up on his prayers with God directed action. He knows spreading the Gospel is Gods will and Paul wants to be part of the answer.
How about us? As a church we've been praying about outreach for some time now, but have we been praying that God will use us as part of the answer? For the next 24 days, I challenge and invite you to pray that God will give you the confidence to share the Gospel boldly-as you ought. May 7th is a practical opportunity to be part of God's answer to our prayers.
Feel free to comment on this entry- feedback and discussion are encouraged!!!!
For his Glory,
carl
Seriously I am hoping to use the new website as a tool to better communicate with you. So periodically I'll be sending out notifications that there is something new out here.
Speaking of which...how has your prayer and fasting been going? We have 24 days left before The Flower and Jazz fest and I'm wondering how's it going?? For me I covenanted with myself to pray first thing when I wake up in the morning, before I get out of bed. The fast is I'm giving up some alone time and delaying my morning coffee in order to bring this outreach before The Lord. You don't have to share what you are doing- we don't fast and pray to be seen doing it, but have you been remembering and how have you been praying?
I've been challenged recently by Paul's request for prayer just before his closing the letter to the Ephesians. He says "...pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak." Eph 6:19-20
Wow! The great apostle to the Gentiles asking for boldnes! Really he is asking for confidence to present the Gospel clearly. It's not "in your face" confrontation, but it's the same word used of Peter and John when they spoke with confidence before the leaders of the Jews in Acts 4. It speaks of firmness of conviction and clarity of speech. I love to look at Paul's prayers. He's always willing to follow up on his prayers with God directed action. He knows spreading the Gospel is Gods will and Paul wants to be part of the answer.
How about us? As a church we've been praying about outreach for some time now, but have we been praying that God will use us as part of the answer? For the next 24 days, I challenge and invite you to pray that God will give you the confidence to share the Gospel boldly-as you ought. May 7th is a practical opportunity to be part of God's answer to our prayers.
Feel free to comment on this entry- feedback and discussion are encouraged!!!!
For his Glory,
carl
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