preparing for Sunday
If there are any of you who check this blog regularly, you will notice I haven’t posted in a couple of days. I am studying and preparing for teaching this Sunday for the church I serve. I am excited, and it takes quite a bit of preparation and focus. Lord-willing, I will stick the manuscript up here after Sunday. But until then, I will probable be studying Mark 10:1-16, discerning God’s message for Core.
Your prayers would be very appreciated. Here are a couple of things to pray for:
(1) That our church (that is, the people who make up our community) would have open hearts and welcoming hearts towards children of all ages.
(2) That the truth of Scripture concerning children wouldn’t just pass by like a one-sermon study can tend to do. For me, a lot of what I am sharing Sunday, was totally new to me. I would have never thought about it unless someone pressed me on it. I am hoping and praying that the Spirit of God would press our people to really care about it.
(3) That people would enter the kingdom of God as little children. There is a lot we can learn from how children receive gifts. And Jesus said we should enter his kingdom as children receive (Mark 10:15). By describing how children receive, I am praying that some men or women will want to receive Jesus Himself.
