Monday Morning - January 28, 2013

Dear Church:

Two couples who normally worship at 9:00 a.m. disembarked their cruise ship at 10:30 Sunday morning. They drove straight to CLPC in time for 11:15 a.m. worship – wearing jeans and all. They are committed to the “52” challenge (52 weekends of worship in 2013). A young father who commutes to work on the Metro uses his time on the bus for Scripture reading and prayer. He’s committed to the “10/10” challenge (10 minutes of Scripture reading and 10 minutes of prayer every day).

 

Do you have a “52” or “10/10” story to share? I’d love to hear it!

This weekend we’ll see how Daniel’s 10/10 habit got him in big trouble with the king. Study Daniel 6:1-18 in anticipation of this weekend’s worship. 

Yours for Christ,

Steve

peculiar

I just finished listening to Pastor Rachel's message from this weekend (http://clpc.org/media.php?pageID=20). "The world doesn't need more good intentions," Rachel said. "The world needs a power that can transform it." That power is available in Jesus Christ who is establishing God's Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven. As Jesus followers, we are citizens of this new Kingdom and that often makes us odd to the world around us. As the old King James Bible puts it, we are "a peculiar people." (1 Peter 2:9, Titus 2:14.)

Many of you have taken up the 10/10 challenge for 2013. You're spending 10 minutes every day in Scripture and 10 minutes every day in prayer. Some are using online resources like www.youversion.com on your smartphones. Others, who've already had a pattern of daily prayer and Scripture, are taking this  challenge to go even deeper. Many of you have taken up the challenge not to miss a weekend of worship in 2013. I look forward to hearing of all the places around the country and world that CLPCers will be worshipping this year! Weekly and daily worship are critical to our being formed by Jesus Christ and his Kingdom kind of living.