Sunday, May 16, 2010

Sunday Reflections

This morning was a great day @GFchurch and we are very excited about the community that He has called us to love. Scott Finch did a great job of leading us in worship this morning. We celebrated our life in Christ and ended the service this morning by taking The Lord's Supper as a family of faith.

We covered part3 of our series over The Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6: 9-13

9"Pray, then, in this way:
'Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10'Your kingdom come
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
11'Give us this day our daily bread.
12'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]'

We looked at the verse "Give us this day our daily bread". We spoke about the fact that the Lord is the bread of life (as found in John 6:35, "Jesus said to them, "(I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst) and that He is all we need.

We looked back in Exodus where the Israelites were fed by manna (daily bread) but were told to only take what the needed for the day (once again, daily bread). You can see it here in these verses found in Exodus 16: 1-7
1 Then they set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.

2 The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

3 The sons of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the LORD'S hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction.

5 "On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily."

6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, "At evening you will know that the LORD has brought you out of the land of Egypt;

7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, for He hears your grumblings against the LORD; and what are we, that you grumble against us?"

Here are a few things to thing about when reflecting on the Lord being our daily bread and the fact that He is truly our provision.
(1) He gives to us, and He knows what we need
(2) To be content with what He gives; keeps us from falling into temptation, and
(3) As He gives, He keeps us humble

A good friend of mine, Collin Roberts has been in Sudan this past week and I sent him a message asking him to shre with me what the Lord was teaching him about "daily bread". Here is the response I received from him::

This is actually something the Lord has been revealing to me. Give us this day our daily bread...

We have many circumstances, they come in many forms, hurting, strong, sad, joy. Circumstances will always change in our day, something will always arise, but one thing remains, remains stable and forever, God. Our daily bread is the sustaining power and truth He has given us, to walk with Him, for Him, and in hope for Him. He does not change, He is all satisfying. I could try to bring happiness to these people, I could bring a smile to their face but for a moment. But, when I pull away, leave this country, only He will remain. We proclaim the Gospel, teach truth, and pray He reveals. That is my hope in my daily bread.

....Thanks Collin for sharing with us. I am praying for you and all that He has in store for you.

There a lot of things going on in the life of our church and we are really excited about what the Lord is doing in us, to us, and through us. I really enjoyed teaching this morning over part3 of the series called, "The Lord's Prayer". If you were not able to join us this morning you can catch the service at GatewayTV

Mark Your Calendars::

~June 4,5, 2010 GF Ladies Retreat
~June 29 - July 2, 2010 Student Camp @Pineywoods
~July 16-17, 2010 Father/Son Retreat
~July 25-28, 2010 Pre-Teen Camp @ Pineywoods

ConnectGroup Schedule::

TuesNite @ 7pm @ The Snow's
WedNite @ 7pm @ The Brown's
SunMorn @ 915am @ GFchurch



Places To Sign Up::


GF Ladies Retreat June 4-5, 2010 @ Mathews Retreat Center in Lone Oak, TX

Youth Camp June 28-July 2, 2010 @ Pineywoods Baptist Encampment

Father/ Son Weekend July 16-17, 2010 @ Mathews Retreat Center in Lone Oak, TX. (All guys welcome to attend)

Pre-Teen Camp July 25-28, 2010 @ Pineywoods Baptist Encampment


I love our church
I love our people
I love what He is doing in us
I love what He is doing to us
I love what He is doing through us
I love that He is not done with us

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