Philippians 1:1-2 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- We heard yesterday that Christ loves his church. His church is global or universal - all over the world.
- But here we see how that global church, which will never be seen in one place until Christ returns, meets locally.
- They meet in a particular place (Philippi or Canada Water or Surrey Docks or .... ), they are made up of people who believe in Jesus ('saint in Christ') and they have 'overseers' (elders or servant-leaders) and deacons (practical leaders).
- Do you express your membership of Jesus' global church in local, practical commitment to a church family where you are?
- This is the place where you will experience the 'grace and peace from God'. (more tomorrow)
Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, your love was not just a nice idea but it became a very practical deed when you died on the cross. Help us to see that our love for you and your church can't remain a warm, fuzzy feeling towards you and your 'global church' but that it needs a real, practical commitment to the local expression of your global church. Amen
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To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- We heard yesterday that Christ loves his church. His church is global or universal - all over the world.
- But here we see how that global church, which will never be seen in one place until Christ returns, meets locally.
- They meet in a particular place (Philippi or Canada Water or Surrey Docks or .... ), they are made up of people who believe in Jesus ('saint in Christ') and they have 'overseers' (elders or servant-leaders) and deacons (practical leaders).
- Do you express your membership of Jesus' global church in local, practical commitment to a church family where you are?
- This is the place where you will experience the 'grace and peace from God'. (more tomorrow)
Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, your love was not just a nice idea but it became a very practical deed when you died on the cross. Help us to see that our love for you and your church can't remain a warm, fuzzy feeling towards you and your 'global church' but that it needs a real, practical commitment to the local expression of your global church. Amen
You are receiving these emails because you have visited or supported Canada Water Church or Surrey Docks Church, London.
Feel free to respond to this address and ask any questions you like.
Please forward these emails to others, and if you would like to add someone to the mailing list - just reply with their email address.
If you do not want to receive these messages anymore, just reply with 'unsubscribe please' in the subject line.
If you ever wanted to make a financial contribution to the ministry of both churches, here is our bank details:
City Life London (Incorporating Canada Water Church and Surrey Docks Church) is now a registered charity in England and Wales (1138684).
Bank Details: City Life London
Sort Code: 40-03-16 (HSBC)
Account Number: 31668404
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