Friday 29 July
Week 5, Day 29
PERSONAL PRAYER
Read Galatians 6:9-10, 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4:11-16
What privilege and honour—“to do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” God has also given us spiritual gifts through His Spirit to edify people around us and glorify Him. Let us serve one another!
Reflect
• Is serving others a privilege and honour? Why or why not?
• Allow the Holy Spirit to search our hearts—when we serve, who and why are we serving, truly?
Pray
• Thank God that He made us unique through the diverse spiritual gifting among His people.
• Commit to the Lord to discover your spiritual gifts to serve others joyfully! (Ps 100)
WATCHMAN PRAYER
Families-in-Covenant (FiC)
Scripture
2 Chronicles 31:18
Our Dream
We envisage the church as a colourful quilt, the social fabric of which is the family, each one interwoven out of Christ-centred marriages and godly parenting, where:
• Every husband loves his wife sacrificially
• Every wife respects her husband unconditionally
• Every father brings up his son purposefully
• Every mother surrenders her daughter to God resolutely
• Every son obeys his mother submissively
• Every daughter honours her father lovingly
We dream of a certain kind of church, whose families are so resilient, exemplary and counter-cultural, that the pre-believing community, the secular state, the godless nation and the lost world come knocking on its door.
Three Greatest Prayer Needs
1. Couples in Covenant EFC will establish, embrace and enjoy Christ-centred marriages.
2. Parents in Covenant EFC will experience the Father love of God, and model it for their children by godly parenting.
3. Husbands and fathers in Covenant EFC will fear God, and by godly example, lead and inspire their wives and children to be likewise.