Weekly Devotion and Prayer Points
Devotion:
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Matthew 5:13 ("You are the salt of the earth ...")
During the 1920s and 30s, photographer August Sander set out to portray a
cross-section of German society. Through his lens he saw factory workers
and financiers, actresses and housewives, Nazis and Jews. Even though his
published collection contains only people in and around his hometown of Cologne,
he captured what David Propson, writing in the Wall Street Journal,
called "a universe of humanity in his restricted sphere."
That phrase strikes me as an apt description of our lives and the people we meet
each day. Wherever we live, we cross paths with people from many
backgrounds and beliefs.
For years, the apostle Paul travelled and preached before being imprisoned in
Rome. There he continued to touch people with the gospel because he cared
about them and wanted them to know Jesus Christ. The book of Acts
concludes with Paul confined in Rome, living under guard in a rented house,
where he "received all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of God and
teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ." Instead of
focussing on his restrictions, Paul saw opportunities. That's the key for
us as well. There is a universe of humanity within our reach today.
You are called with a holy calling,
The light of the world to be,
To lift up the lamp of the gospel
That others the light may see -- Anon
Please Pray For:
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Prison Chaplaincy Awareness Concert
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Grace Centre in Ethiopia
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Mazuala & Esther as they prepare to go to Indonesia
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Global Interaction
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Our church, as it impacts the world here in our
community and abroad
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