"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
Ahoy Church,
It was wonderful to encourage each other together by the beach last Sunday! What a joy to confess sin, affirm Christ’s forgiveness, reflect on Jesus’ words and hear God’s Spirit encourage our hearts through many voices.
Lately, I’ve been feeling quite affirmed about the simple paths God has led us in so far. In the coming weeks I’d love to share some developing reflections on the strength and beauty of God’s design for Christian community - especially our gatherings.
However, this week, I want to encourage you with two simple reminders:
#1 Share you prayer requests with us!
We’ve created a simple form to track all our prayer requests. We want to not only pray with and for you, but to track God’s answers to these prayers (they are coming in). Here is the form:
#2 Remind you all
If God has answered your prayer, you can also use this form to update us so we can share together in God’s grace towards you, and us, in answering the prayer.
As we aim to avoid any distractions from simply focusing on Jesus, we want to make sure we get to enjoy the privileges of knowing, serving and seeing Jesus in our everyday lives!
Cheers, God Bless and see you Sunday.
Dan
Living in the Word
We're working through the book of John during this month. Here's part 2 (we shared part 1 last week) in a useful overview. Follow along and find a deeper connection with Jesus.
Coming Up
September
Sun 15 Sep 3pm Moffat Gathering
Sun 22 Sep 3pm Moffat Gathering
Sun 29 Sep Worship + Communion - Venue TBC
Our Mission
To help people find and follow Jesus.
Our Rhythms
Get to Know Jesus: how are you getting to know Jesus this week?
Invite people into your life: who can you intentionally open up your life to?
Gather and get involved: who can you connect, listen, share or pray with this weekend?
Our Giving
We are slowly being led to needs for our giving kitty! Please take time to ask God if there is someone in need around you whom God wants you/us to help!
Last month's giving: $10,330
Last month's expenses: $6,484
Balance: $69,158
Giving Kitty Oct-Jul: $5,000
Giving out Oct-Jul: $4,786
"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." - Proverbs 19:17
If you would like to support what we are doing and our giving to those in need, you can get started giving to Open Road to meet the needs of our church or get in touch with any questions you may have.
Your Prayers
Do you have a prayer request? Submit you prayer request to our men's prayer group by either emailing Fred Van Staden directly (fredvanstaden@yahoo.com) or hitting REPLY right now.
Good or God
Got a "good story" or a "God story"? Bring it with you on Sunday and share it with others, even with the whole group, if it's brief and encouraging!
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