Saturday, June 29, 2013

Preparing for worship on June 30 2013


As I prepare for the time of worship tomorrow at NRN I am very excited about my message.  I am praying for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our time together.  Last Sunday was the first Sunday of summer and it was evident with our attendance reduced by 23 people from the previous week.  I am praying for a summer jump this Sunday - as people invite their friends to join us and our faithful attendees come prepared for worship!

Here is a preview of our time of worship unto the Lord:




















Series: The “Game” of Life

RISK

“And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world
but lose your own soul?”             Mark 8:36 (NLT)
 
“There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. Once, armed only with a club, he killed a great Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it.”                           2 Samuel 23:20, 21 (NLT)
If you take the meaning of those two names, in the order of seniority, you get the secret of how to kill a lion on a snowy day. Jehoiada means "God knows," and Benaiah means "God builds." Those twin truths are the secret of how to meet a lion, the worst possible foe, in the worst possible place, under the worst possible circumstances, and win. Remember to rest upon the facts that God knows, and God builds.
 
 
 

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