Along w/ a group of folks, I’m in the middle of a 3 day pray/fast. The focus of this time has been for Kingdom growth here in Whatcom County. My prayer is that God would use the existing churches and our church plant, in partnership, to do this. This week my goal has been to simply worship and listen, asking what the Spirit speaking to us, whether it is in our lives, in the life of our churches, or in the church plant. One thing that has begun to stick out in this time of meditation has been a draw to community. In Acts 15, the Jerusalem church sent a letter of unity to the believers in believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. In this letter there is a small phrase, they almost say in passing, “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…” They agreed with the Holy Spirit as a community on their thoughts in this letter. This thought continues to come before me: Our faith is best lived out in community. My hope is that, whenever possible, our worship, our prayers, our fun, and our service will occur in community. My prayers today have been lifted up for those
participating w/ us in this prayer and fasting week, that God would reveal Himself to us, that we would have ears to listen to His voice and eyes to see how we can serve Him and other, and that we would find our strength in Him and w/ each other. I am looking forward to praying with them tomorrow night, and hear what the Spirit is speaking to us and what He’ll have all of us do, for His Kingdom and His glory. Blessings to you as you journey toward Him in community.
Along w/ a group of folks, I’m in the middle of a 3 day pray/fast. The focus of this time has been for Kingdom growth here in Whatcom County. My prayer is that God would use the existing churches and our church plant, in partnership, to do this. This week my goal has been to simply worship and listen, asking what the Spirit speaking to us, whether it is in our lives, in the life of our churches, or in the church plant. One thing that has begun to stick out in this time of meditation has been a draw to community. In Acts 15, the Jerusalem church sent a letter of unity to the believers in believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. In this letter there is a small phrase, they almost say in passing, “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…” They agreed with the Holy Spirit as a community on their thoughts in this letter. This thought continues to come before me: Our faith is best lived out in community. My hope is that, whenever possible, our worship, our prayers, our fun, and our service will occur in community. My prayers today have been lifted up for those 
participating w/ us in this prayer and fasting week, that God would reveal Himself to us, that we would have ears to listen to His voice and eyes to see how we can serve Him and other, and that we would find our strength in Him and w/ each other. I am looking forward to praying with them tomorrow night, and hear what the Spirit is speaking to us and what He’ll have all of us do, for His Kingdom and His glory. Blessings to you as you journey toward Him in community.
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