Posted in Corporate Targets on Aug 24th, 2009
Awakening Prayers for Awakening “Revival is a season in the life of the church when God causes the normal ministry of the gospel to surge forward with extraordinary spiritual power… Revival is seasonal, not perennial. God causes it; we do not. It is the normal ministry of the gospel, not something eccentric or even different […]
Posted in Corporate Targets on Aug 17th, 2009
Praying the Church Covenant A Faithful, Persevering, & Committed church -Grace to walk out our commitments consistently & continually -Faith in God’s promise to bring his work to completion -Spirit-empowered motivation to get back up when we fall “The righteous one falls seven times, and rises again†(Prov. 24:16) Committed to Christ’s Truth & Christ’s […]
Posted in Corporate Targets on Aug 10th, 2009
Praying with Ephesians The Infectious Gospel “of this gospel I was made a minister…†(Eph. 3:7) -Daily “surveying the wondrous cross†and exulting in God’s plan of redemption (1:3-14) -The truth and experience of the Gospel to transform: …Unity in the church, God’s temple and dwelling (2:11-22; 4:1-6) …Our understanding of “race†and our posture […]
Posted in Corporate Targets on Aug 3rd, 2009
Loving the Local Church “God is not just saving individuals and preparing them for heaven. Rather, He is creating a people among whom He can live and who in their life together will reproduce God’s life and character†—Gordon Fee Temple of God “In [Christ] the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy […]