"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are downtrodden, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord." (Luke 4:18-19; Isaiah 61:1-2)
- Celebrate that Jesus has come fulfilling this promise of God in Isaiah.
- Praise God that the Spirit anoints us to accomplish His work and proclaim His good news.
- Ask the Lord to fill us with His Spirit in the beginning of and ministry of Refuge Church.
- Ask Him to allow us courage to proclaim the gospel those near and far by the power of the Spirit.
- Ask Him to give us a heart to meet the needs of the physically and spiritually blind, downtrodden, and captives.
- Praise God that He is at work in the world to accomplish this through His Spirit-empowered people.
“The church is one of the few organizations in the world that does not exist for the benefit of its members. The church exists because God, in his infinite wisdom and infinite mercy, chose the church as his instrument to make known his manifold wisdom in the world.”
Ed Stetzer and David Putnam
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