Sat 10-1 Clothing Closet

Sun Worship 10 AM    Study Philippians 2

Sun evening we are invited to join Revival Church for an evening of worship and ministry beginning at 5

Pray about the possibility of combining wit Revival Church and CRU to do Light in the Night Trunk or Treat again this year. Ask for God's direction and favor and our unity to bless others together, bless God and each other. Watch for details

Keep praying for God's favor and provision with roof and insurance. there were some signs of promise and breakthrough yesterday. PTL! The insurance adjuster is coming tomorrow to assess our loss.

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Good Morning Worshipers! God inhabits our praise, is with us always, loves us eternally and is working all things together for good! PTL! He is with you right now and as you still yourself at His feet, open His Word prayerfully and converse with Him, His peace and love will overwhelm you, His presence and His instructions will become very real in this quiet place. Amen! What's God saying to you right now? Worship! Celebrate. Follow well from the abiding to the fruit for today. Psalm 16:11 says, "You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with the joy of Your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Amen and PTL! I love the Upper Room devo for today (below) Look for God's presence and the "dust of His feet" as a reminder that He is with you, making a way, and taking away with Him your anxiety, pain and sin. Amen!

What a day of ministry and moving of God yesterday! PTL! It was a day for me of God's overflowing love and presence. God was so real and close and directing my prayers, words and ministry. He was speaking to and encouraging my heart. He provided, guided and used me. PTL! I began with an encouraging time and praying for some brothers and sisters in the Lord in a zoom huddle at 6. I had an amazing time of God using me and watching Him use some of you as we had donut day fellowship. I heard testimonies of how God used one of our timid members and gave him wisdom and words to speak about the gospel to some Muslims at the Allentown fair, It's a cool story of how God set up this encounter and used him. (Talk to Gary B about how God blessed and used him.) He has plans for each of us, will direct our steps and give us words of life to share. PTL! He's writing your story and giving you stories to share. Watch for Him to be at work and allow Him to use you. God sent an adviser to me to inform and direct regarding the reality of our roof, next steps and to help me with the process of overseeing that as your new property manager. (pray that goes well as I jump right into this). PTL! (Thanks Houstin!)

At noon some gathered in person and on zoom for our EC day of fasting and prayer led by our bishop. It was a great time of prayer and will become the norm as the bishop gathers us on zoom the first Wed. of the month and leads us in prayer. Watch for details for Oct. Keep praying for our denomination and our church to become a dynamic movement of God, anchored on God's Word and focused on making disciples like Jesus did.

One of our prayers and something I believe God is leading us to develop is for our building to become a house of prayer for the nations. We had prayers lifted during our donut fellowship, during the bishop led prayer and later in the day (get to that in a minute). During donut day I was approached by Pastor Cheri about renting our fellowship hall on Sat. evenings to hold their worship services. They are a small church that has been meeting in a fire house. Pray for God's will and plan to be evident and come to life to both of us. We now have our blending pot of a church, the Revival India church in our building and the possibility of an Afro American church worshiping on premise. Keep praying for God to build us as a house of prayer for the nations and for unity of ministries in our building. That would also be some of His provision with rent. Keep praying for His provision and for us to bless others and sow lavishly and welcome with open hearts and minds to the new/different things God is doing.

Yesterday afternoon Pastor Danny from Revival and Matt Kay from CRU and I gathered to pray and seek God for what He has for us together. Let me tell you, the Holy Spirit fell upon us as we gathered around the sanctuary piano to worship and pray. God is on the move! There were some prophetic proclamations over me and our church. God is on the move! Revival is at hand, new life is coming and drawing many to our gatherings from up and down our streets. As we were wrapping up and praying for our unity and how t serve together, God led us to the possibilities of us coming together to do the Light in the Night Trunk or Treat again. We are all excited for what God wants to do as we come together as His Body and bless our neighbors. So pray into that. We are working out details. Start thinking about how to decorate your trunk and how to bless neighbors. Share your thoughts. Pray for a coordinator for favor with the borough to close our street again and for connections to fire and police departments and their willingness to join us.

Then last evening about 20 of us gathered to eat and fellowship and it was a fun and refreshing night. We will be off next week due to my vacation but resume in earnest Sept. 18 and start the Chosen and Family Ministries again Sept 25th. Pray into these opportunities and our Two Peas Brunch Sun Sept 29th after worship. God is on the move, guiding, providing, building and present. He is using us and has great plans to discover and plan as we follow Jesus and join with others to be His hands and feet. PTL! He is our provision and some of you and some yet to come are part of that provision! PTL! Pray for boldness to share your ideas that God may be stirring--want to have an exercise huddle, knitting huddle, craft fellowship? Whatever. Talk to God, some friends and us and let us fill our building with worship, fellowship and discipleship as we connect to new people and connect them to God! Yes rejoice! God is on the move! Seek first His Kingdom and He will add all things He has planned and we need. Amen! What a mighty and awesome God we serve! Rejoice! Worship! Seek! Pray! And determine to always follow well! Amen

UR: The Dust of God's Feet:

The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. - Nahum 1:3 (KJV)

I was watching the clouds with my grandfather one day, looking for shapes in them. My grandfather asked me, “Do you know what clouds are?” I thought, Clouds form when water evaporates. But before I answered, my grandfather said, “Clouds are the dust of God’s feet,” and he explained that this was in the Bible. This gave me a sense of wonder. If the clouds were the dust of God’s feet, then it was as if God had passed through wherever I saw a cloud!

I thought about this repeatedly throughout the week. I even found the Bible verse my grandfather referenced. Then on a day filled with anguish and frustration, I went out to the porch of my house, looking for clouds. I felt restored as I watched gigantic clouds pass over my head. That cloudy day no longer seemed so bad — in fact, it felt freeing. “God has already been here,” I repeated to myself as I watched the sky until my neck hurt. The wind carried the clouds away in time, and my anguish went with them. I went back inside feeling grateful and inspired.

Today's Prayer

Lord God, guide us out of trouble, and help us to see signs of your presence. Thank you for all you do for your servants and for inspiring us in every way. In Jesus’ name. Amen.Harvest:

September 5 - A Place of Deep Surrender It is easy to speak of surrender sitting in a nice chair in an air-conditioned auditorium. These are not unmeaningful times and often are incredibly legitimate. But look at Jesus. He knew—with full realization—what was before Him. He faced the suffering with reality. And, He found that reality in a place of prayer. He also knew that this path would bring glory to the Father and deliverance to those He had come to save. In the greatest act of surrender ever experienced by mortal man, Jesus cried out, "Not my will but Thine be done." Deep distress is often the pathway to deep surrender. God hears our distress and will meet us where we are, but He does not always deliver us from the suffering. This life is brief, and He has purposeful places for us beyond our understanding. They are most often pathways that open the gate to bring salvation and life to others. So, what should we do when we find ourselves in such a place? We should "fall on [our face] and pray" as He did. We should face the reality squarely, without silliness or false hopes. We should take others with us to pray (even if they may fall asleep, not knowing the depth of what we are experiencing). And, if we are to be used as our Firstborn Brother was used to glorify God, we must come to the blessed place of full surrender to God's will. But we must also know that, at the end of suffering, there is joy! Jesus was the One, "who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God" (Hebrews 12:2). The will of God is always best for all concerned, even though the path to its acceptance may be painful. Joy comes in the morning! We must remember this, and gladly go to this sacred place in prayer. Holy Spirit, show me what step or steps of surrender I am needing to take right now! Teach me how to have the humility to prayerfully release whatever I need to bring to You in both good times and seasons of suffering. Give me greater faith to believe You always have the best possible outcome in Your heart, even if it means I don’t get answers that I want. May Your kingdom come and Your will be done in my life! ---Adapted from Prayer with No Intermission by Bill Elliff. This book is available at prayershop.org. Prayer Points Praise God for the privilege of coming to him in worship and praise today. Give thanks with “shouts of joy and thanksgiving” (Ps. 42:4) for God’s many benefits. Confess your occasional lack of enthusiasm in devotion. Commit yourself to “festive” times of personal worship. Ask God to meet with you on those occasions. Ask that the devotional experiences of your family and friends will be characterized by joy. Pray that the Spirit will enliven their walk with God. Prayer Pointer “Prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.” —John Bunyan   Prayer Points taken from Patterns for Prayer by Alvin VanderGriend. This book is available at prayershop.org. Use the code CONPSP3 at checkout to receive an additional 10% discount. Connection (Devotions for Everyday Life) © 2024 is a free devotional published daily by Harvest Prayer Ministries. Subscribe here.