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from Psalm 139:13-18
In addition to giving language to our frustration and questions and lament, the Psalms can also give language to our praise and thanksgiving. For these three weeks we will explore some of those Psalms that, made a part of our prayer life, have the power with the Holy Spirit to change our perspective of things like: our own life, the gift God has given us in His mercy, and the gift of this world He has given us.
w/ Vern Collins
from Romans 12:9-21
All Saints Sunday is an opportunity for us to remember and give thanks for those in the Faith who have gone before us. It is also an opportunity to examine our lives and consider the degree to which we are living into the hope they lived to pass along. In this Sunday’s passage we consider what a life shaped by Jesus ought to look like and whether or not our lives are a reflection of that enduring hope that we have in Him.
w/ Vern Collins
from 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
For these three weeks we are considering what an opportunity we have to take steps near to the image of Jesus in the way that we live our lives open-handedly and with great generosity. We consider how our generosity and prayer are connected, how generosity is meant to be a reflection of our gratitude for all that God has done, and most importantly we consider that just like every other part of our walk with Jesus, this is an area in which growth is possible.
w/ Vern Collins
from 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
For these three weeks we are considering what an opportunity we have to take steps near to the image of Jesus in the way that we live our lives open-handedly and with great generosity. We consider how our generosity and prayer are connected, how generosity is meant to be a reflection of our gratitude for all that God has done, and most importantly we consider that just like every other part of our walk with Jesus, this is an area in which growth is possible.
w/ Ed Glaize
from 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
For these three weeks we are considering what an opportunity we have to take steps near to the image of Jesus in the way that we live our lives open-handedly and with great generosity. We consider how our generosity and prayer are connected, how generosity is meant to be a reflection of our gratitude for all that God has done, and most importantly we consider that just like every other part of our walk with Jesus, this is an area in which growth is possible.
w/ Vern Collins
from 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
*World Communion Sunday*
To receive an invitation to the Lord’s Table, to celebrate Holy Communion, to experience the Eucharist is an invitation to both remember with gratitude all that we have been given and at the same time, to look to the future with hope.
All of this is possible when we come together to the Table. May this teaching open your eyes to that hope and that promise or may it remind you of the goodness and faithfulness of God in the midst of an act that has perhaps become so familiar that it can be difficult to see.
w/ Vern Collins
from Psalm 23
In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable devotional exercise. Rather, it is the reframing of all of life toward the rule of Christ. And because of the demands of the gospel, the reframing is a daily requirement whereby we are equipped and empowered for a day of glad obedience.’”
As we continue in our year-long series on prayer, may these weeks invite us to take up the words of the psalmists and find that they give language to our own prayer life…and may we see Jesus in it all.
w/ Vern Collins
from Psalm 42
In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable devotional exercise. Rather, it is the reframing of all of life toward the rule of Christ. And because of the demands of the gospel, the reframing is a daily requirement whereby we are equipped and empowered for a day of glad obedience.’”
As we continue in our year-long series on prayer, may these weeks invite us to take up the words of the psalmists and find that they give language to our own prayer life…and may we see Jesus in it all.
w/ Vern Collins
from Psalm 37
In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable devotional exercise. Rather, it is the reframing of all of life toward the rule of Christ. And because of the demands of the gospel, the reframing is a daily requirement whereby we are equipped and empowered for a day of glad obedience.’”
As we continue in our year-long series on prayer, may these weeks invite us to take up the words of the psalmists and find that they give language to our own prayer life…and may we see Jesus in it all.
w/ Vern Collins
from Psalm 25
In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable devotional exercise. Rather, it is the reframing of all of life toward the rule of Christ. And because of the demands of the gospel, the reframing is a daily requirement whereby we are equipped and empowered for a day of glad obedience.'”
As we continue in our year-long series on prayer, may these weeks invite us to take up the words of the psalmists and find that they give language to our own prayer life…and may we see Jesus in it all.
w/ Vern Collins
from Luke 10:25-37
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 6:1-7
*Mission Celebration Sunday
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 20:36-38
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Ed Glaize
from Acts 9:10-19
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 7:59
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Danie Phebus
from Acts 18:9; 23:11; 27:13-32
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 16:25-34
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 4:23-31
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Ben Fitzgerald
from Acts 8:26-40
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 13:1-3
Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying.
Continuing in our year-long series in prayer, we are going to spend the summer months looking at Luke’s book of Acts and discover the prayer life of the early church. What did they pray? When did they pray? How did they pray? And what did God do as a result…?
w/ Vern Collins
