The Uncomfortable Commission (part 2) - Jim Fleming

"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?... 

... and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday "
Isaiah 58: 6-10

The word in verse 10 is IF.
- IF you feed the hungry and do away with injustice so oppression can be lifted then the promise is that “your light will rise in the darkness.” Fantastic!!
- IF we follow and act out these instructions God will enable his light to shine through us into the darkness of the world!

What our group, “Doing it for Him”(Matt 25:40), are looking for are co-workers to partner with us in the work of bringing food aid, in the form of hampers, to the most needy in society. We have a contact in Social Services who pass on details of those who really need assistance.

If anyone feels led to become co-workers then we need much prayer and also on a more practical level donations of non-perishable food, toiletries, etc. A large black bin has been left on the wall facing the reception desk at church for all donations.

God bless you all as you “do it for Him.”

Jim

Thanks to Jim for the post and the challenge - pray for this ministry, and for Jim and his team and they try to find ways to reach out in love and meet the needs of our city. d

Prayer Request - Steven Curtis Chapman

I just read the tragic news that Steven's youngest adopted daughter, 5 year old Maria, died yesterday when she was hit by an SUV driven by her teenage brother in the family's driveway. What a horrendous thing for the family to have to go through, not only losing one child, but for another to have to deal with being involved. 

Please pray for the family. 

d

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Madeleine McCann

Got this text from Pete Nickell last night - don't know who got it, but for anyone who didn't...

"Don't know if any of you watched that crazy Madeline McCann documentary tonight, it was very moving. But I just ask you to pray for her and her family, for what they've gone through, that God will show his love on this family, and if its in God's will, work a miracle. Pete"

Thought it was something we should all be thinking about - its sometimes too easy to be in the church, and ignore the needs of the world because they're not affecting us. Please pray for the McCanns.

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