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After the Elections…

by laurelhillumcUncategorized

Mondaelection-2016y, people from the churches in our community gathered at Four Mile Creek Baptist Church to pray together for our nation and the elections. Yesterday, Tuesday, the elections were held and with, what many viewed as, surprising results. Today, I wanted to lift up the same prayers that were prayed on Monday and ask you to continue praying them into the future.

Just like these prayers, our absolute need for the Lord and His grace remains unchanged. The call remains constant: “The time has come,” Jesus said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:15) The Apostle Paul says it this way, “I  urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.” (1 Tim. 2: 1-6)

These are the prayers that are worth repeating.

  1. That God will glorify His name in the nation after this election.
  2. That the president and president-elect will listen to council from God’s Word.
  3. That the president and president-elect will follow the Constitution.
  4. That God will protect the new president from the influence of the evil one.
  5. That God will teach the new president to know and trust the Lord.
  6. That God will influence the decisions of the new president to bring godliness, justice, and peace to the nations.
  7. That God will protect the new president and his family from any harm.
  8. That God will enable the new president to carry out his duties with humility towards God and all the people of this nation.
  9. That God will give the new president a tender heart towards those he leads and
    serves.
  10. That God will give the new president courage to make choices that are pleasing to God in defense of the nation.
  11. That the pastors of this nation may be filled with the Holy Spirit to proclaim God’s truth in power and conviction.
  12. That the churches of this nation may experience a revival.
  13. That the youth of our nation will turn to God.

Remember and repeat: “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16: 34

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Join in Praying for Revival

by laurelhillumcMissions / Upcoming Event

Dear Friends: You missed a great blessing if you weren’t here with us on August 3rd as we prayed together but we are called to come prayforrevivaltogether again this Wednesday, August 17th at 7:00 PM. I want you to be there.

Laurel Hill has begun a new evening prayer service on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7:00 P.M.  These services will be focused on our many prayer concerns and prayers of gratitude.  There will be opportunities for corporate and individual prayer.  The beginning of each service will include a time to hear the Word and to reflect on the scripture passage.  There will also be an opportunity to lift our voices to the Lord in song.  Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to share in prayer and to rejoice in God’s grace together.  For additional information or if you have transportation needs, please contact Phil Deane at 804-334-9582.

We have also been called to join our brothers and sisters at Four Mile Creek for a special season of prayer for our Community Revival Services, September 11 – 13, 2016. Please click on this link and let us pray together!

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Prepare Yourself for Peace

by laurelhillumcPathway of Grace

There a few places in the Bible that need no preaching to accompany them to be plainly understood. We read from one of those places yesterday: Jeremiah, chapters 6 through 8. It is there Jeremiah announces the coming judgment against Jerusalem and why it is going to occur. Read these chapters and I hope you will have eyes to see America’s days are numbered without repentance and revival. Read them and see how God calls us to peace even when there is no peace to be found in the land.

First, I want to tell you the three things that were happening that prevented peace from God from taking root in the heart of the people. Secondly, I want to share the three things the prophet reveals that declare, despite the people’s refusal, the call of God upon our lives. First, read and see the three things that keep us from peace. #1. They sinned with impunity. They thought they could do whatever they wanted and they wouldn’t suffer any consequences for it, even if they continued to do wrong. Even the spiritual leaders were bankrupt in their enjoyment of wrongdoing. #2. They made the word of God a perversity. The dictionary defines perversity as “contrary to the accepted standard or practice”. They reckoned the word of God contrary and not themselves. They made for themselves new standards, perverse standards, and called them appropriate and the new normal. #3. They didn’t take their situation seriously. Have we? For over 40 years, we have murdered millions of innocents, shed their blood, and sacrificed them for our convenience. Is there any sign of stopping? For over forty years, we have been warned about the dangers of debt and the inevitable collapse of our economy, have we corrected that? Have we taken seriously the lawlessness that is expressing itself or are we rallying for the lawbreakers? Is their a root of bitterness that divides us in the nation? Seriously, is there anyone doing anything about it? Are we pointing the finger of blame against each other? Are we locked into our own way of looking at things? The vast majority of Americans say we are going in the wrong direction as a country but where is the repentance?

Can anything be done to find peace when there is no peace? God speaks through the prophet and offers this call today. #1. Return to the ancient path. Ask for the good way and walk in it. #2. Reform your ways and your actions. Do not trust deceptive words. As Dr. Edwin Louis Cole used to teach, “Change isn’t change until it’s changed.” #3. Remember Shiloh. God’s presence given at one time in a particular place is no guarantee for perpetual favor. The people had sinned so egregiously before, God had removed his presence and the word Ichabod (the glory has departed) was written over the place. I believe if we do not seriously stop sinning and respond to God’s word in a humble and faithful way, soon the glory that was once America’s will be gone for good.

Prepare yourself to be at peace with God. We are soon coming to the time when God will not allow us to pray for America. It will be too late for prayers

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