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RCRC Month of Prayer - News Flash
June 21 – God’s new community
Read: 1 Pet 2:4-5 – Living stones
Observe: Had a good look at a stone lately? There it is. Solid. Heavy. If you have enough of them, you can build a wall, or a foundation, or a whole house. Once you put them in place, though, that’s it. Stones, you see, are dead. Inanimate. Cold. Go nowhere. No sense. No feeling. But hey, at least they are predictable! Not so with living stones: they move! They breathe! They are alive! They are a little hard to pin down. This is in part due to the reality that God dwells in them. He is making a temple out of living stones (see also 1 Cor 3:16). Any investment we make in ordinary stones must be for God’s purpose in his living stones. Speaking of which:
"A contract has been offered for the block at 196 Delancey St (rear neighbour). Please pray that the owners will accept this offer. We will keep you posted as to the outcome (any contract offered will be conditional on congregational approval)"
Isn’t it remarkable that when we first commenced this month of prayer none of our immediate neighbours were willing to even consider selling? Now this opportunity has arisen, and we are humbled by the Lord’s grace! [Eph 3:20-21] How great is our God!
Pray:
- New Developments!: Will this new opportunity at 196 Delancey mean that expansion/development can be done from this property instead of Boundary Rd? We need to seek the Lord’s guidance in this! Please seek God’s guidance in this, and send your feedback through to the address below.
- Lord: bless this contract and act though human hearts (ours and theirs) to bring your will to greater expression. This contract, Lord, is yours. Do with it what you will.
- Ask that our minds will be fanned into flame by the Lord’s Spirit, that we will seek to be the living stones the Lord seeks. Ask for courage and faith to deal with all the uncertainty this delivers
- God’s spiritual house has Christ Jesus as the cornerstone: ask that our ministry and vision will be centred on Jesus Christ and directed to his glory. Request this specifically for the ministries you/your family are involved in.
- Lord, please make us into a better reflection of your new community. Let us be a model of your grace as we live out your Gospel
Feedback: dave@redlandscrc.org.au