You Can Be Bitter or You Can Be Better
January 27, 2008
(Matt. 18:15-35)
- Bitterness is often the result of a failure to communicate
- Accountability will loose you while dogmatism binds
- There is never a time when Christians are not obligated to forgive
- How can we withhold a little mercy when we have been given such a great amount?
The Wednesday Night Blight
January 27, 2008
Before every great revival there was a prayer meeting. Prayer should never be made into an idol as it often is. We have books, sermons, and seminars on prayer, but we don’t pray. Oswald Chambers once said, “Prayer is not a means to prepare us for the work, it is the work.” Prayer is work. Think about that for a moment. This means that we must work at the discipline of prayer. Hudson Taylor once said, “You can work without praying, but is a bad plan; but you can not pray in earnest without working.”
Without a strong prayer meeting Marvin Chapel will not grow!!! Generally, Wednesday night services are either a blessing or a total inconvenience to people. Here are a few ideas. Perhaps it would be better to change the service time to 6:00 to accommodate those with children. Perhaps a meal @ 5:00 would make it easier for those with children to fit it into their schedule. Perhaps it would be better for the Church to provide a meal @ a nominal fee. Acts 2:42 states, “And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.” The idea does seem Biblical. Put this on your refrigerator to remind you to pray about the matter of prayer meeting this week.