Church Family,
This past Sunday was a time of deep encouragement as we looked at how The Spirit helps us in our weakness (Romans 8:26-27). He intercedes with us and for us in our broken and incoherent prayers. He brings them to God in accordance with God’s will. The late J. I. Packer commenting on this verse put it in the simplest of terms, “The Spirit fixes our prayers on the way up.”[1] He, God the Spirit, knows God the Father and God the Father knows The Spirit well! There is no miscommunication between them, so when The Spirit helps by interceding, he takes our prayers and brings them into accordance with God’s good and sovereign will (Romans 8:28-30). We are not alone in our present troubles and we can trust that the Godhead will carry us all the way home because of His sovereignty (Romans 8:28).
Fall Ministry Efforts
- God in Fullness: This will be a series of lectures discussing the attributes of God. These lectures will aim to define and show from Scripture the attribute being discussed, unpack the difficulties and misunderstandings, make general implications with specific applications to our current uncertainty, and lastly have time for questions and answers. They will take place every other Wednesday starting on September 2nd at 6:30 pm. These lectures will utilize Zoom.
- Let us Pray: On the off-weeks of God in Fullness, we will have in-person prayer gatherings. These prayer gatherings will begin on August 26th at 6:30 pm. This time of prayer will be focused and guided by praying for church-related issues, and community and global gospel work. If there are prayer requests you have please email us beforehand so we can compile a list of the requests we feel most urgent.
[1] Derek W. H. Thomas, How The Gospel Brings Us All The Way Home, (Sanford, FL: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2011), p. 87