"Preach, Pray, Work"

I want to thank you for voting last Sunday in favor of selling our rental properties.  Our hope is that as we sell these homes, we will be able to significantly reduce our monthly loan payment.  All this will help us to further our calling to "Preach the Gospel in Beaverton".  The vote was unanimous with 73 yes votes and 0 no votes.  I want to give praise to God for how he is continuing to clarify for FBC, His plans for the future of His church.

As we continue to ask God for clarity in moving forward as a church, I want to invite all of you to join us on Saturday night June 16th, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, for a Concert of Prayer.  I also want to ask you to take time each day, between now and June 16th, to read Psalm 90:12-17.  These final six verses of Psalm 90 were written by Moses as a prayer by and for people who are in need of God's grace...….that includes you and me. 

In this prayer to God, Moses asks for two things.  First, he prays that in view of life's limitations, in view of life's frustrations:  give us the grace to live life wisely.  Look at what he wrote, "teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom".  Moses is asking God to help the nation of Israel "get it right", to help them live life in the awareness of their limits.  I want this to be our prayer, too! 

Moses goes on to make a second request in verses 13-17.  In these verses, Moses prays for God to remove their limitations and frustrations, but only after he'd prayed for God to give them the grace to live in the midst of their frustrations and weaknesses.  He then ends his prayer by asking God to use their hands to bring His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.  This was the prayer of Moses for the nation of Israel and I want this to be our prayer today.....that we would gain hearts of wisdom, that God would continue to show His splendor to future generations, and that our hands and feet would be used to share the message of the cross.

Please block-out 9:00am to Noon on Saturday, June 30th, as we take time to do some much needed work on the exterior landscape of our church campus.  The focus will be on weeding and cutting back vegetation near the buildings.  See the bulletin on Sunday for more information.

This Sunday, we will continue in our series on Faith, as Larry Annes will share how to have a rock-solid faith.....even when God says "NO"!

See you Sunday

Pastor Doug