When [Jesus] approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes” (Luke 19:41-42 NASB).
Pray that the Christian husbands and wives of Orillia will walk humbly before each other in order for their prayers not to be hindered
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. (1 Peter 3:7).
When [Jesus] approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes” (Luke 19:41-42 NASB).
Some people place a lot of self-exalting pride in their neighbourhoods and city. Pray that a spirit of godly humility will sweep over your city and that people will walk humbly before God and each other
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8)
of things that cause stress and worry and anxiety.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to be and live differently in this world.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to be salt and light in this world.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to live lives that are empowered by God’s Spirit and so show what the Jesus life is like.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to grow in Christ, individually and together, in koinōnia – that shared life in the Spirit that includes:
reading and thinking through Scripture,
prayer – both praying for and praying with,
serving the community – both the OCC community and those around us, and,
caring for each other in love.
If you don’t really know Jesus, we trust and pray that as you connect, read, watch, you will be drawn into a relationship with Jesus.
If you are not yet a follower of Jesus, we pray that you will honestly seek and ask questions… watch for and sign up for online ALPHA after Easter.
We encourage you to take a few moments as you prepare to watch the video
settle in, be still,
take 2 or 3 deep breaths… in and out breathe,
invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is,
prepare your heart to listen and receive.
Read Philippians 4 as you enter into our time together.
teaching
Here is the service for Sunday 7 March.
Judy & Stan Coates, Elaine & Alan Jarvis, & Aaron Gallea are leading us in worship today.
Pastor Mike’s message is from Philippians 4:6-7 – Anxiety
The study notes and all the other messages in this series can be found on our sermon page.
In order to help us connect and to help lead us into Lent and toward Easter,
we will be offering a short connecting time on Wednesday’s @ 1:30pm and 6:45pm.
You can find all the details here.
giving
In this new way of being the church, we don’t practice giving by placing our offering in a basket as it is passed. OCCers are generous people. Thank you for your gifts.
Some of you give when you attend a service (there is an offering box)
This month we are going to be praying for our city.
Since God gives grace to the humble, pray that as followers of Jesus in Orillia, we will bow before the Lord daily and receive the grace needed to live victoriously through Him (James 4:6).
But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” (Proverbs 3:24)
This month we are going to be praying for our city.
When [Jesus] approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes” (Luke 19:41-42 NASB).
In Acts 19, the followers of Christ living in Ephesus came together publicly to confess as wrong their involvement in the occult and to burn the books related to this topic. Pray that the believers in your city will be just as bold in turning away from sin and turning back to Christ.
This month we are going to be praying for our city.
When [Jesus] approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes” (Luke 19:41-42 NASB).
Historically, God often brings individuals together to pray prior to seasons of revival. Pray that we will gather together (online initially, in-person when we can) in crying out to Him for spiritual awakening.
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly (Acts 4:31)
This Sunday, 7 March, we are continuing to look at Philippians. In Philippians 4:4-9, Paul directs our thinking to anxiety and how understanding the nearness of the Lord guards our thoughts and our lives.
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting. By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down (Proverbs 11:10-11).
Cities are often exalted as God blesses the “upright” within those cities. Pray that God will raise up Orillia as the SONshine city by blessing those who are faithful in their walk with Him.
