The churches of Route 5 and Varina community gather together for worship and thanksgiving on Wednesday, November 23rd at 7:00 PM at Antioch Baptist Church, 1384 New Market Rd, Richmond, VA 23231. We’re expecting our revival choir to be back together for this special service. The Rev. Norman Ramsey of Laurel Hill United Methodist Church will be preaching.
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After the Elections…
Monda
y, 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.
- That God will glorify His name in the nation after this election.
- That the president and president-elect will listen to council from God’s Word.
- That the president and president-elect will follow the Constitution.
- That God will protect the new president from the influence of the evil one.
- That God will teach the new president to know and trust the Lord.
- That God will influence the decisions of the new president to bring godliness, justice, and peace to the nations.
- That God will protect the new president and his family from any harm.
- That God will enable the new president to carry out his duties with humility towards God and all the people of this nation.
- That God will give the new president a tender heart towards those he leads and
serves. - That God will give the new president courage to make choices that are pleasing to God in defense of the nation.
- That the pastors of this nation may be filled with the Holy Spirit to proclaim God’s truth in power and conviction.
- That the churches of this nation may experience a revival.
- 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
Waking Up to Revival and More…
I hope you’ve already noticed the signs at the Route 5 Churches that invite you to Wake Up and be a part of our Community Revival, September 11-13, 2016 at Four Mile Creek Baptist Church. Each night we will enter God’s gates with thanksgiving and go into God’s courts with praise at 6:45 PM, then our service will begin at 7:00 PM. You don’t want to miss this move of God in our midst.
You also want to be aware of all that God is doing this month at Laurel Hill so see and read our newsletter and see our Calendar.
Join in Praying for Revival
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 
together 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!
Begin Now – Pray for Revival
Today, I and several other pastors gathered and prayed together for our Community Revival to be experienced this September 11 – 13, 2016. We know we live in times where the wages of sin’s division and bitterness are doing untold harm to our nation and to the generations that so need an awakening of grace and life. Join me in praying for that awakening to occur in Varina.
If there is to be at least one place in America that experiences a season of refreshing and renewal from the Lord, let it be here!
“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.” (Isaiah 55: 6-7)
