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Wonderful Wednesdays continue through March 24! Join our Lenten Study Series, Missional Jesus, along with dinner (by reservation). Click here to learn more.
Join our follow-up study of the Missional Church (using Reggie McNeal's book, Missional Renais-sance) on Sundays @ 10:30 a.m.
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If you missed Mayor Dave Bing's presentation at the Kirk on February 19, audio CDs are available in the Adult Ministry Office.
Message from the Prayer Cordon - March 9, 2010
Tuesday mornings at the Kirk are the special time each week when the Prayer Cordon meets to pray with you
and other members and friends on our prayer list.
Although there are certainly some tough moments, it
can also be a joyous time as we hear specifically about
how God answers prayer.
In the past we have shared with you the relationship be-tween our faith, hope and God's promises. Faith is clearly
a gift from God. It is the confidence that our expectations based on God's promises will be fulfilled. Taking a closer look, we see two key ingredients of faith that really help us as we model our lives after Jesus. They are vision and choice.
The vision part is all about seeing the unseen. When we ask God for something that He has already promised us in the Bible, we have every reason to expect that He will deliver. We know this because God is always faithful to his Word. Just like the prophet Elisha's servant in II Kings 6:16 ("Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them"), we are able to
see God's truth beyond the physical world into the spiritual world. Based on God's promises, this spiritual vision enables us to see how He is answering our prayers.
In the choice part each of us gets to choose whether to apply this gift of vision or simply ignore it. We make the choice to believe, based not on the external physical evidence around us, but rather on our vision of how God said life in His kingdom would be. When we choose to take action based on the spiritual vision that comes from God's promises, we are acting in faith. Applying our faith covers the entire spectrum from a glorious anticipation of eternal life to confidence for the daily challenges we all face. It is a matter of choosing to trust God for everything instead of worrying
and letting it eat away at us on the inside.
At the Prayer Cordon, it is our prayer that you join with us in choosing to believe what God has promised us. It is truly comforting to know that He is fully capable of meeting every one of our needs, and He loves doing just that.
Peace and blessings,
The Prayer Cordon