God has been working in our church in the last year to lead us to a Purpose Statement. Our Vision Team presented the following in January of this year: "First Baptist Church of Savannah (Tennessee) exists to glorify God through the power of the Holy Spirit, making disciples of Christ both here and throughout the world, teaching each one to love and obey Him."
Recently the "through the power of the Holy Spirit" part has been sticking with me and I am becoming more and more convinced that nothing can be genuinely accomplished in any family or church unless God the Holy Spirit does it. Therefore, it is our responsibility to pray. We are to petition the Father to give us the "good gifts," to ask Him to move on us and through us in power. Prayer is the means by which this happens. We're seeking God right now about our Sunday night worship service and how we might use that time to seek God in prayer. Would you pray with us about that?
Along those lines, here's some great "prayer quotes" to encourage us!
"Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan." John Bunyan
"Prayer does not fit us for greater work. Prayer is the greater work." Oswald Chambers
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