We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess. 1:2-3)
I love these verses for a couple of reasons. First, they remind us that thanks is due to God for the godly lives of those around us. All good gifts come from Him, including the good works of our brothers and sisters. Second, these verses give us a mode of thanksgiving that might not occur to us otherwise. Thanksgiving takes place when we reminisce with God ("remembering before God...") about what He has done around us in the lives of others…and give Him the glory for it.
We are in a season of transition at Providence Bible Fellowship as we prepare to move to another building. Wednesday, February 5 will be our last prayer meeting in the building at Cox Road. So much ministry has taken place here, both during our tenure and long before PBF existed. This is an appropriate occasion to express our thankfulness to Him for the ministry, relationships, memories, and spiritual growth He has given over the years. So we are going to dedicate this prayer meeting to remembering before God what He has done in and around us at this location for these many years. And we are going to give Him the glory for it.
This prayer meeting will be a little different than those of the past. We will be singing hymns a capella. We will be spending time throughout the building, thinking and praying about events, relationships, blessings that have occurred here, all due to God’s generosity. We will thank God for what He is currently doing and what He is going to do.
I encourage everyone to make every effort to attend. It will be a time of great fellowship and thanksgiving. Wednesday, February 5, 6:30pm.
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