New Testament Reading: Philippians 1:21-26
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 16
Points to Ponder
1. Re-write verse 21 in your own words.
2. How is playing a game, building a race car, or constructing a shelter "fruitful labor"?
3. Could you tell someone your testimony?
4. Could you tell someone how Christ has changed your life?
Pray for:
-- Team members Bailey, Sean, and Susan Doyle
-- The assembly and packing of supplies into the Suburban
-- God to begin working in the children who will attend camp to have ears open to hear His Word
-- Lives to be changed next week, theirs and ours
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Monday, July 11
New Testament Reading: Philippians 1:12-22
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 63
1. From where is Paul writing? (See Acts 16:11-12 and 22 and 23)
2. What difficult circumstances have you faced? Have you thanked God for them?
3. What challenges do you think you will face in Portland?
4. What challenges do you think our team will face in Portland?
5. What do you and our team need to do to thank God for the challenges we will face?
Pray for:
-- Team member Lois Callen
-- Bonus Days at Covenant this week and the endurance of the adults leading it
-- CTR's music camp that begins today and the team from Delaware leading it
-- Children in Portland to hear about Explorer Camp and begin planning now to attend next week
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 63
1. From where is Paul writing? (See Acts 16:11-12 and 22 and 23)
2. What difficult circumstances have you faced? Have you thanked God for them?
3. What challenges do you think you will face in Portland?
4. What challenges do you think our team will face in Portland?
5. What do you and our team need to do to thank God for the challenges we will face?
Pray for:
-- Team member Lois Callen
-- Bonus Days at Covenant this week and the endurance of the adults leading it
-- CTR's music camp that begins today and the team from Delaware leading it
-- Children in Portland to hear about Explorer Camp and begin planning now to attend next week
Sunday, July 10
New Testament Reading: Philippians 1:7-11
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 115
Points to Ponder
1. What is grace?
2. How do we "partake" of it?
3. What are the fruits of righteousness?
4. How do we get this fruit?
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 115
Points to Ponder
1. What is grace?
2. How do we "partake" of it?
3. What are the fruits of righteousness?
4. How do we get this fruit?
Pray for:
--Team members Madeline Brawley, Kathy Browne and Madison Browne
--Team unity
--Doug Warren, pastor of Christ the Redeemer in Portland, and his wife, Kristen
--Endurance for CTR members as they head into two weeks of back-to-back camps, music camp this week and our camp next week
His Glory!
When we first gathered as a team, we looked at a big number! The cost of all of us going to Maine for a week...camp...flights...hotel...food. Each of us had a very personal reaction to it. Most of us probably thought it was unattainable. In and of ourselves, it was.
The next time we gathered, we looked at individual obligations to go on the trip we felt called to go on. Each of us had yet again a very personal reaction!
Today's note is to share the new number: $0. Based on the money that we know is coming in, the entire team is fully funded. All 36 of us.
“And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus,” (Phil. 4:19).
Let's worship and praise God for His provision and the way He allowed us to see His hand so personally in our lives. Take a second for personal and family worship right now! Read Phil. 4:10-23 aloud. See Him and praise Him!
These verses related to the financial support the Philippians had sent to Paul for his missionary ministry. Like Paul, we have received financial support for our missionary ministry. It would be easy to stop there and only acknowledge how God has met our need. But we need to also consider the giver. God, through them, met Paul's ministry needs, like He has ours. The verses remind and show us that the givers were a part of Paul's ministry like they are ours, sharing and participating. Paul was reassuring them that God would supply their needs as they, like we and the givers to our ministry, must have been feeling a bit overextended! A partnership. The fruit increases to the credit of the givers! The reason for His supply? His Glory! Nothing less than “His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
God's wealth greatly exceeds my understanding of it, be that a wealth of forgiveness, love, or funds for a missions trip.
How awesome He is. Let the worship begin!
The next time we gathered, we looked at individual obligations to go on the trip we felt called to go on. Each of us had yet again a very personal reaction!
Today's note is to share the new number: $0. Based on the money that we know is coming in, the entire team is fully funded. All 36 of us.
“And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus,” (Phil. 4:19).
Let's worship and praise God for His provision and the way He allowed us to see His hand so personally in our lives. Take a second for personal and family worship right now! Read Phil. 4:10-23 aloud. See Him and praise Him!
These verses related to the financial support the Philippians had sent to Paul for his missionary ministry. Like Paul, we have received financial support for our missionary ministry. It would be easy to stop there and only acknowledge how God has met our need. But we need to also consider the giver. God, through them, met Paul's ministry needs, like He has ours. The verses remind and show us that the givers were a part of Paul's ministry like they are ours, sharing and participating. Paul was reassuring them that God would supply their needs as they, like we and the givers to our ministry, must have been feeling a bit overextended! A partnership. The fruit increases to the credit of the givers! The reason for His supply? His Glory! Nothing less than “His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
God's wealth greatly exceeds my understanding of it, be that a wealth of forgiveness, love, or funds for a missions trip.
How awesome He is. Let the worship begin!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Saturday, July 9
New Testament Reading: Philippians 1:1-6
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 100
Points to Ponder
1. What can you thank God for today?
2. Who should you thank God for right now?
3. What does Paul mean when he says "participate in the gospel"?
4. How do you see God working in your life?
Pray for:
--Team members August, Bill, and William Boyd
--Final team preparations
--Team meeting tomorrow to accomplish everything we need to accomplish
--A clear vision of the work God has for us in Portland
--A strong finish to fundraising
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 100
Points to Ponder
1. What can you thank God for today?
2. Who should you thank God for right now?
3. What does Paul mean when he says "participate in the gospel"?
4. How do you see God working in your life?
Pray for:
--Team members August, Bill, and William Boyd
--Final team preparations
--Team meeting tomorrow to accomplish everything we need to accomplish
--A clear vision of the work God has for us in Portland
--A strong finish to fundraising
Monday, July 4, 2011
let the many coastlands be glad
It's 2011...and we leave again in just a few days! The glory of God — and our joy in him — is the heart of mission.
John Piper recently wrote: The goal of missions is the gladness of the peoples in the greatness of God. "The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!" (Psalm 97:1). "Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy! (Psalm 67:3-4). . . Missions begins and ends in worship.
Let the worship begin.
John Piper recently wrote: The goal of missions is the gladness of the peoples in the greatness of God. "The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!" (Psalm 97:1). "Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy! (Psalm 67:3-4). . . Missions begins and ends in worship.
Let the worship begin.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Wrap Up
All in all, the trip was phenomenal. Our team can only hope that we impacted the "Mainers" as much as our own lives were impacted. The week was nearly flawless and all of our prayers were answered. Looking back, that was one of the most apparent things to me was the way that God answers prayers. I knew this before, but it became much more real; from the way in which the rain was held off until the minute all the kids left camp to the ways in which it was apparent that the kids saw Jesus in us, it was apparent that God answers prayers. Another answer to prayer was our relationship with the church in Maine. "Christ the Redeemer" was full of praises about the way that our team conducted ourselves and never grew weary. Of course, they did not see the way that we crashed once back at the hotel, but it was a blessing that God was able to use us to impact the church as well as the families we met through the camp. Hopefully, this trip built a bridge that will lead to many more visits to Maine in the future. Please pray for these future relationships and possible trips. Let me leave you with this story, which pretty much sums up the entire trip. As we finished camp, said our goodbyes, and started packing up, one of the little campers ran up to me and gave me a huge hug. As she said goodbye, and ran away, she left me with this, "I'll see you in heaven Katy!". With tears in my eyes, I responded, "Yes, you will". That's what this trip was all about.
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