Prayer – August 31

It’s easy to fall into a legalistic way of doing things… pray that all of God’s people would live and walk in the grace, truth and love of God.

For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:3-4

August 30 – parables

welcome

We are glad you are here…

We trust and pray that as you read and listen that you will be blessed.
Take a few minutes as you prepare to watch the video

  • to be still
  • to be aware of the presence of the Lord with you
  • to prepare your heart to listen and receive
    Read Psalm 98 as you enter into worship

worship and message

Today, we are using a couple of worship video’s of Jody Cross (Cornerstone Church) to lead us in worship
and pastor Mike looks at the Parable Statements of Luke 11:37-53

OCCKids

prayer

Tonight at 6:30pm we meet together in Zoom to pray.
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giving

Thank you for your faithful and generous giving.
Because of your generosity, we have been able to give to

  • the Sharing Place Food Bank,
  • FSA [Friendship Support Association – under the leadership of our friend G] for relief work in the Afar as a result of Covid-19 and locust invasions,
  • Greenhaven Women’s Shelter,
  • as well as to a network of churches that help with benevolence requests.

You can find all the ways you can give here.

benediction

May God the Father bless us and keep us
May Jesus’ words be a lamp for our feet
May the Holy Spirit accompany us, abide in us, comfort us and guide us as individuals and a community of faith.
AMEN

Prayer – August 30

In a world where it is sometimes difficult to reconcile social justice, political correctness, economic recovery and biblical truth, let us be asking God to help us live out these verses.

Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:20-22

Prayer – August 29

As followers of Jesus we are brand new people, we are changed, transformed. Old ways of thinking and living are done away with. We are new in Christ. Pray that God’s people would reflect the light of Jesus and not the darkness of this world.

if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:
The old has gone, the new is here!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Prayer – August 28

Racism is front and centre in the news. And not just individuals being racist but the deep-seated systemic racism of culture. Pray that followers of Jesus would be so ongoingly transformed by the love of Jesus that they would confess their racism and grow in learning to love people, regardless of race, political party, nationality, or colour.

Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. Colossians 3:11

Prayer – August 27

Lawlessness… which is a “do your own thing” approach to life… is so common. Pray that as followers of Jesus our love for him will be so evident.

Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold
Matthew 24:12

Prayer – August 26

We live in an age that sees the unborn as just a blob of cells. Our culture sees choice as the highest value. But sadly, choice, means that some of no rights. May we as followers of Jesus be there for those who feel that abortion is their only choice.

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
Jeremiah 1:5

Prayer – August 25

How we speak, and how we live in relationship is so important. Pray that as believers all of our relationships (family, friendship, work, church) will be solid.

Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
Malachi 2:15-16

Prayer – August 24

Domestic violence seems to be on the rise. Pray that we followers of Jesus we would live in peace and mutual submission, modelling to our world the love of Jesus in a family context.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Ephesians 5:21