After thinking for the longestttttttttt time how much we miss those bible study sessions we use to had last time. I believe today I saw a glimpse of a start of a revival in our grp again after coming together to share and really just pray!
During the sharing we realized is more than just meeting up like any other social grp for lunch, gatherings and talking abt surface things to one another... I mean all this are the good, but are the basic things our grp can do first, but after much thought to it, its so much moreee than that! As a small grp we are set apart from a normal social grp! We are a grp of Christians who professed the same Faith! And as a small grp we come together for the intention of encouraging each other with God's word, fellowship(over meals =D) and especially praying together as well! And all this is what God actually said and shown to the early Christian grps coming together in the below text.
GOD’S CLAY 09 OCTOBER 2010
The Believers Form a Community
“ 41-42That day about three thousand took him at his word, were baptized and were signed up. They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal, and the prayers.
43-45Everyone around was in awe—all those wonders and signs done through the apostles! And all the believers lived in a wonderful harmony, holding everything in common. They sold whatever they owned and pooled their resources so that each person's need was met.
46-47They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful, as they praised God. People in general liked what they saw. Every day their number grew as God added those who were saved.” Acts 2:42-46 (The Message)
From Verse 41-42...
1) Teaching of the Apostles (Hearing the teaching of God's word thru the Pastors in Church)
2) The Life Together (The Fellowship and sharing of lives!)
3) The Common Meal (meals together!)
4) The Prayers (We are Professing our Faith when we come together to pray as a grp!)
At the end of the really lovely discussion and sharing ... we read this text about prayer and we just PRAYED. Trusting that God can keep our grp going strong again...
Instruction about Prayer
1It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples."
2And He said to them, "(A)When you pray, say:
'[a]Father, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
3'Give us (B)each day our daily bread.
4'And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who (C)is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.'"
5Then He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; 6for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; 7and from inside he answers and says, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.' 8"I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet (D)because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs. 9"So I say to you, (E)ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10"For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
11"Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? 12"Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? 13"(F)If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" Luke 11:1-13 (New American Standard Bible)
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