Thanks to a large group of incredibly generous people we were able to collect 3,170 diapers at the October Baby Movie event. Those diapers will be given to pregnant and parenting teens throughout Ponoka. Wow! Thanks so much.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
3,170!
Thanks to a large group of incredibly generous people we were able to collect 3,170 diapers at the October Baby Movie event. Those diapers will be given to pregnant and parenting teens throughout Ponoka. Wow! Thanks so much.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Bigger Than Me
I have really enjoyed a book of prayers by Scotty Smith (Everyday Prayers). The daily prayers are so reflective, poetic, and significant that I can't help but be drawn in spiritually. Check out the following prayer for September 13.
A Prayer About Triumph
"But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere." (2 Cor. 2:14)
King Jesus, I greet and praise you this day for being a most merciful and mighty Savior. You completely save those who come to you in faith, and the very faith we need for coming to you, you freely give us in the gospel. You're the great warrior of the heart. You've come to overthrow the reign of sin by the reign of grace. You are the victorious King.
Jesus, I gladly take my place in the triumphant procession Paul described in this passage. I humbly assume the posture of both the conquered and the conqueror. I praise you for rescuing me from the dominion of darkness, a kingdom in which I was both a willing citizen and a desperate slave. Only the gospel was powerful enough to set me free. Thank you for triumphing over me and in me.
I'm also grateful to be among those released for a life of announcing your triumph of mercy and grace. What more could I want for the rest of my life than to be someone through whom the fragrance of the gospel is released--the aroma of forgiveness and freedom, the incense announcing a kingdom of reconciliation and restoration?
Jesus, how I praise you that life in the gospel is not a preoccupation with the 'victorious Christian life' but a preoccupation with you, the victorious Christ! You are my loving master, not my private masseuse. Forgive me when my prayers reflect a greater commitment to my comfort than to your kingdom. Free me from 'claiming' things you never promised. Give me much more joy in living for your glory than in living for my personal gain.
Wherever you take me in the triumphant procession of the gospel is the best place to be. However you want to spread the fragrance of knowing you is the best way to live. I pray in your glorious name. Amen.
A Prayer About Triumph
"But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere." (2 Cor. 2:14)
King Jesus, I greet and praise you this day for being a most merciful and mighty Savior. You completely save those who come to you in faith, and the very faith we need for coming to you, you freely give us in the gospel. You're the great warrior of the heart. You've come to overthrow the reign of sin by the reign of grace. You are the victorious King.
Jesus, I gladly take my place in the triumphant procession Paul described in this passage. I humbly assume the posture of both the conquered and the conqueror. I praise you for rescuing me from the dominion of darkness, a kingdom in which I was both a willing citizen and a desperate slave. Only the gospel was powerful enough to set me free. Thank you for triumphing over me and in me.
I'm also grateful to be among those released for a life of announcing your triumph of mercy and grace. What more could I want for the rest of my life than to be someone through whom the fragrance of the gospel is released--the aroma of forgiveness and freedom, the incense announcing a kingdom of reconciliation and restoration?
Jesus, how I praise you that life in the gospel is not a preoccupation with the 'victorious Christian life' but a preoccupation with you, the victorious Christ! You are my loving master, not my private masseuse. Forgive me when my prayers reflect a greater commitment to my comfort than to your kingdom. Free me from 'claiming' things you never promised. Give me much more joy in living for your glory than in living for my personal gain.
Wherever you take me in the triumphant procession of the gospel is the best place to be. However you want to spread the fragrance of knowing you is the best way to live. I pray in your glorious name. Amen.
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