evangelism

As I mentioned yesterday during the service, we (church session) would really value your prayer over the coming months. During the next series of meeting we will begin to look at our mission as a church and be asking some big questions. I fundatmentally believe that at the core of our being as a church has to be a desire to see people who at present are seperated from God because if sin and ignorance and see them encounter the risen Christ, who not only came to the earth to forgive sin but the transform us into the kind of people he intended us to be in the beginning. May it be so!

So to that end please pray...

• That we hear what the Spirit is saying
• That we would be led by the Spirit in thinking and planning through strategy for reaching the lost of West Bromwich
• That as a church we will be moved with compassion for this town and see many people come to faith
• That we would live out the values of the kingdom of heaven in the here and now.

Update on Brian

Just to let you know that Brian is now at home and recovering well. Please pray that he continues to regain strength and gets back to living an active life.

church session

The church session is meeting on Thursday to discuss church matter's and business. Please pray for us as we seek to discern what God is saying to us regarding WBCC's future and direction. I talked on Sunday about loving the town and seeking its welfare with practical demonstration of God's love. I very much believe that this will shape the direction we take, but we must hear what God is saying so as not just to jump on the latest bandwagon but do what God is calling us to do. We must build for something lasting not just a quick fix, this will mean developing strategy and setting some goals, but we must not think that plans alone will solve it! We must be empowered by the Spirit of God if we are to be effective in seeing people come to faith in Christ, not merely rely on our plans or effort.

Obviously this will not just be shaped in one evening but will be something that we will be working on over the coming months.

Pray...

• for wisdom
• for courage
  
• for ears to hear what the Spirit of God is saying
• that we would be empowered by the Spirit of God in leading the church to be effective in mission/evangelism
• that we would be creative and imaginative as we think through the future

Brian

Please pray for Brian as he recovers from an operation in which a pacemaker was fitted. Pray that he will recover quickly, regain strength, that there will be no complications and that he will get back to leading the active life that he has known. He is hopeful of being home in a few days time. Please pray also for Pat, his wife.