Archive for May 2007
Quote from Andrew Murray
Posted on Friday, May 04, 2007 at 9:13 AM by David Zavadil
One of my favorite devotional sets is Andrew Murray's "Secret Series." Here is a quote from the passage I read this morning.
O Christian, when the world crucified Christ, it crucified you with Him, When Christ overcame the world on the cross, He made you an overcomer too. He calls you now, at whatever cost of self-denial, to regard the world, in its hostility to God and His kingdom, as a crucified enemy over whom the cross can ever keep you conqueror.
What a different relationship to the pleasures and attractions of the world the Christian has who by the Holy Spirit has learned to say: "I have been crucified with Christ; the crucified Christ liveth in me"! Let us pray God fervently that the Holy Spirit, through whom Christ offered Himself on the cross, may reveal to us in power what it means to "glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world had been crucified unto me."
The Secret of The Cross by Andrew Murray
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Update on Ministry
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 at 9:14 AM by David Zavadil
Just wanted to take a few minutes to update on the ministry at EPC.
Work is nearly complete on the manse. The junk pile is gone, the electricity is to be hooked up tomorrow and we may start moving in next weekend.
The Nursery renovations are nearly complete. The murals painted by Sam Welty look fantastic. The rooms will greatly enhance our Children's ministry. In addition, we will be beginning our new Rotation Model Sunday School . Come by and check out The Lighthouse.
We held our Missions Conference April 20-22, 2007. The Rev. Steve Burton gave moving and challenging messages all weekend. The only negative of the weekend was that we neglected to record all of the messages. You can find what was recorded on the EPC Website .
I have begun a new series on the Sermon on the Mount. The first installments on the Beatitudes deal with living as a Christian in a fallen world. You can hear these messages by clicking EPC Sermons .
Check out Hope in Ballymena or EPC to find out about the ministry in Northern Ireland. We will be sending a team of ten in July to work in Ballymena. I am excited as my son, Joshua , and my daughter, Kristen, will me joining me on this mission. Pray for our team. The Zavadils need to raise $6000 before June 20.
I am praying about writing a book on being "exited" from ministry and ministry failure. I was challenged by a pastor who has never had my experiences to write something on this topic for other ministers. Join me in praying about this prospect.
Well, time to get back to the sermon prep. Thanks for dropping by and I will write soon.