A large contingent of past and present @CMSVic members have joined us for afternoon tea prior to our annual Church Mission Society Choral #Evensong. Thank you for your ministry in enabling people the world over to know Jesus. @CMSAustralia
"The #Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring #goodnews to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound"
#Isaiah 61:1
I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever;
with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever;
in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”
Psalm 89:1-2
Now after #Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, #wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his #star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
#Matthew 2:1-2
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is #Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.
#Isaiah 2:11
In the 6th month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was #Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favoured one, the Lord is with you!”
#Luke 1:26-8
CMS #missionaries M & K #pray that God would guide them and provide a suitable family for a homestay, hopefully a family from the majority background with a child of similar age. https://t.co/1x8maAwlNs
“One plants, another waters—but God gives the growth” (1 Cor 3:6).
Now I don’t want to doubt Paul’s farming prowess. But I always want to add to his list of tasks! #partnership#Paul#Corinthians
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#Pray for CMS missionary J in the many responsibilities she has as #School Director, that she will be wise and pastoral in working with staff. https://t.co/1x8maAwlNs
"#Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,"
- #Isaiah 40:1-2
"My #faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me." - C.H. #Spurgeon
CMS #missionaries Ian & Jenny Wood (North Australia) #praise God for the partnership and support of seven congregations. Pray for working out final travelling and location details and preparing for Summer school. https://t.co/1x8maAwlNs
"As we visited with local believers, our discussions covered a vast range: choosing marriage partners, drugs and alcohol, wound care, schooling and further study, interpretation of dreams, church leadership, planting of crops, and storage of petrol."#trust https://t.co/UFp0Qmg1uY
CMS #missionary Bethany Vaughan (Cambodia) praises God for the development of her #Khmer language, and #prays for ongoing opportunities to use it to serve him every day. https://t.co/1x8maAwlNs
"How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,
who publishes salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
- Isaiah 52:7-9