Last weekend we had an incredible chance to partner with some of our house church members in doing a little relationship building. We came alongside a small church out in the blue-collar community of Calderon (where there is, by the way, a gaping valley in the earth near the location of the new airport here) to do a community improvement project with them, to teach some English for their kids, and to gather with them again on Palm Sunday morning as we shared the word with these wonderful people. I was able to speak with them (obviously through the translation work of my good friend Marcello), and to challenge them to see what authentic worship looks like based on Hebrews 12:28-13:21, that is, worship of God by obedience to Christ in every way-especially in making disciples!
One of the incredible points was to share in communion with these brothers and sisters in Christ, and to be invited back to share again later this month, so be asking for great grace to speak in a way that points to the glory of God in our marriages and our families. Check out the photos... We are enjoying a couple of days out of school for the Easter break, and our house church time today was based on the question, “Does the modern church really believe in the resurrection?” We used texts from Matthew 26, 27, and 28 and Ephesians 1.
Pray for next weekend as we take young men from grades 9-12 at Alliance Academy out in the countryside for a gospel centered leadership building experience.
Pray for us as we persevere, plan, parent, and proclaim the gospel in word and deed.
For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
(Hebrews 13:14-16 ESV)
