Building the Lord's Temple II
II Corinthians 5:13-14
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, "For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever!", that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
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In thanksgiving, we want to thank the Lord for being with us even this week as we met to pray and share over John 4. Indeed, the house of the Lord, where His temples were gathered was filled with His presence and His glory.
Bearing in mind the lesson of the 'sowing and the reaping' from John's Gospel- it is the gracious work of the Lord that He set our hearts on fire even to serve those in greater need than we, and for us to turn our hearts away from ourselves and looking to reap the harvest of this generation. May He lead us to be both sowers and reapers as we obey His Great Commission and the work of discipleship- be it through showing His love at Crystallite Methodist Home, or harnessing the combined talents in apologetics, music and performance, the visual arts, sports, and above all things- the frontline war of prayer.
Dearest Lord, even as our hearts "were as one", singing and worshipping you with our lives- we thank you for dwelling amongst us, being Emmanuel- "God with us". How unworthy are we to behold your goodness in our lives, and thank you for all you've done and all you are about to do. We pray that you establish the work of our hands, yes, establish the work of our hands, for "unless the Lord builds the house, the labourers labour in vain". Bless all that we do, because we want to honour you and bring you glory- living and fulfilling your Great Commandment and Commission- "loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind", "loving your neighbour as yourself" as well as "going out into all the world, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that you have commanded us". In Jesus' name, Amen.
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, "For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever!", that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
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In thanksgiving, we want to thank the Lord for being with us even this week as we met to pray and share over John 4. Indeed, the house of the Lord, where His temples were gathered was filled with His presence and His glory.
Bearing in mind the lesson of the 'sowing and the reaping' from John's Gospel- it is the gracious work of the Lord that He set our hearts on fire even to serve those in greater need than we, and for us to turn our hearts away from ourselves and looking to reap the harvest of this generation. May He lead us to be both sowers and reapers as we obey His Great Commission and the work of discipleship- be it through showing His love at Crystallite Methodist Home, or harnessing the combined talents in apologetics, music and performance, the visual arts, sports, and above all things- the frontline war of prayer.
Dearest Lord, even as our hearts "were as one", singing and worshipping you with our lives- we thank you for dwelling amongst us, being Emmanuel- "God with us". How unworthy are we to behold your goodness in our lives, and thank you for all you've done and all you are about to do. We pray that you establish the work of our hands, yes, establish the work of our hands, for "unless the Lord builds the house, the labourers labour in vain". Bless all that we do, because we want to honour you and bring you glory- living and fulfilling your Great Commandment and Commission- "loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind", "loving your neighbour as yourself" as well as "going out into all the world, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that you have commanded us". In Jesus' name, Amen.
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