Tomorrow night mgpc gathers for our regular first Sunday prayer meeting at 5.30pm J.D. Greear provides this reflection on persistent prayer: Martin Luther pointed out that the story of Jacob wrestling with God (in Genesis 32) gives us a picture of wrestling with a seemingly hostile God in prayer. This is a startlingly common image …

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Thom Rainer takes some helpful observations, adds some faux King James language, and formulates ten commandments for guest-friendly churches. We’ve flagged most of these at mgpc before, but they need to be repeated on a regular basis. It’s so easy to forget that we gather as the church with a mission intent, not an attender …

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