Piece of Coal

Isaiah 6: 5-7

"Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty!" Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, "See this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin is atoned for."

Praise and Prayer

Praise the Lord!
J.T. successfully made a flight to a hospital near home. A major answer to prayer...

And just in time for another prayer request...
Carrie, a young woman diagnosed with Leukemia who successfully received a bone marrow transplant last week. However, she is now in the ICU with an infection and fever.

Lord,
Raise these kids up. Heal them.

how?

sometimes i find it hard to know how to pray...

please pray for the Taylor family. since JT has been in a coma for two weeks now, doctors have said that he is in a "persistent vegetative state." In addition to this devastating news, the family has been turned down by several hospitals at home. They hope to move JT home, if only they can find a hospital and staff to support them, as it is a critical situation.

Psalm 31:5 NLT

"I entrust my spirit into your hands. Rescue me, Lord, for you are a faithful God."

Isaiah 30:18 NLT

"The Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for Him to help them."

Psalm 63:7,8

"Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me."

Stop Reading the Bible

Message at Grace Baptist Church in Cedarville, Ohio

• God's word is about transformation not information
• in a million ways, our sinful nature can dismiss the authority of the scriptures when it seems to dig too deep into our persona lives and challenge us to change our ways in uncomfortable ways
• meditation isn't simply reading the Word, it's devouring it
  
• use an answering prayer instead of a calling prayer

Martin Luther said:

Teaching
Adoration
Confess
Supplication

Stop reading the Bible, and begin devouring it.