Pray First
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There are a lot of things I like about our church and the church leadership… The church I go to is called Hornby Presbyterian Community Church (HPCC) in Christchurch New Zealand…
What makes me proud of our church is the fact they they have decided every year to have 3 weeks of prayer.
Why does this excite me?
Well first of all is that it is Biblical… all throughout the Bible we are told to pray first… It would be easy for a church like ours to try and get stuck into doing community work and start big ideas to have through the year… but here is the thing, unless we pray first all of the things that we are doing haven’t been given to God to deal with.
And Secondly… it’s not about us.
It’s easy to get stuck into the rut of praying for ourselves… our own needs… our own problems. However what my church leadership has done (and what other churches around the world continue to do) is given us an example of putting prayer first, but it’s more than that… it’s reflecting as job of the Holy Spirit – interceding for others.
What a great way to start the year… bringing the needs of others before the altar of God.
It shows that it’s not about us… it’s about a God who cares for all.
It shows that in all things pray first… or as it says in 1 Timothy
“I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.” 1 Timothy 2:1
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Posted on January 22, 2012, in God, Musings, The Bible and tagged Bible, Church, God, Holy Spirit, Hornby Presbyterian Community Church, HPCC, Prayer. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
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