September 2014 – Partner Update
Dear Partners,
Through your gifts you and I together are loving people to life.
In the days in which we live it is imperative that we know who we truly are in Christ. In my message this month I have shown the enormous power that is released in our life when we know the nature of the life within us – the same life that came out of the tomb on resurrection morning! The statements of Scripture regarding not only who Jesus is but also who we are in him are not imaginary, not untried ideas and concepts but the absolute truth and reality. It is the final truth that we are in the world but not of it – we are living in and living from Christ through the Spirit. I trust that this message will transform the way you live your daily life.
We continue to focus on the retreat the first weekend of December. The message of the gospel is that the almighty love of God can be released into our homes and workplaces, into our relationships through the Spirit. We are the channels through which his love flows into our world. This is the practical part of the retreat as we learn how that takes place.
I am convinced that the greatest power in the universe is the love of God manifest and defined in the Lord Jesus. When that love is released into our lives through the Spirit we live the life that we were created to live – truly free and at rest from which we work his works in the circle of our world and beyond. We must learn how to partake and participate in that love; how we release that love into our daily lives and into the lives of those around us. In such release our lives are never ordinary and boring but astonishing!
We are fast approaching November 22nd the cut-off date for registering in the hotel with the special price for the retreat.
If you have not made your reservation for the “Love – The Spirit’s Power” retreat, the first weekend of December do it immediately as space is limited. Register Online or call the office today and make your booking – you will not regret it.
Your gifts are not simply a charitable contribution. Every dollar that you send is the giving of your life joined to the Holy Spirit and sent forth to the world. You and I, along with every other partner do more together than either of us could do alone in our wildest dreams. In your giving you are part of my voice carrying God’s love in Christ in the power of the Spirit to the world.
Thank you for your continued faithfulness in giving. I am asking special prayer concerning the finances of the ministry. We are facing challenges in that area greater than in the past 60 years. Join us in prayer and if the Spirit urges you to send a special gift be swift to obey!
We love you and pray for you every day.
The blessing of the Lord be with you all –
Malcolm and Nancy.