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Covid-19 Update: We are planning to have church services on site, in person, beginning Sunday, June 28th. No Sunday School classes yet but we will have 11 A.M. worship in the sanctuary. There will be masks and hand sanitizer available at the front door and social distancing is encouraged (as mandated by the state). 

Peace to you, and God bless.

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Mission: Near

September is Mission Georgia month. Missions does not always mean traveling around the world; don’t forget to go across the street and around the block. Jesus said if you look the fields are white unto harvest. You don’t have to go anywhere to find needs.

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Communication is Key

Communication with God – speaking and listening, paying attention at all times – is necessary if we are to be effective and stay on mission.

Pray in the Spirit

We’ve talked about the role of Jesus the Son going into the presence of God the Heavenly Father and making intercession on our behalf. Today let’s focus on the Holy Spirit who lives in the heart of every believer and also makes intercession. He helps in our weakness and prays the will of God when we don’t know how or what to pray.

 

 

The High Priestly Prayer

Last week’s sermon from Hebrews 4 and 7 looked at Jesus as the Great High Priest who saves to the uttermost and ever lives to make intercession. Jesus began his role as High Priest even before his earthly ministry was finished. In John 17 he prays for the believers of his time and for those that would believe as a result of their testimony. Jesus prayed then and prays now for us! That’s just the introduction, click play button for much more.

 

Jesus the Great High Priest

Jesus is our Great High Priest, continually going into God the Father’s presence to make intercession. He represents a greater covenant than the Old Testament high priests and presents a more excellent sacrifice, one that is sufficient once and for all.

UPDATE: #PrayGeorgia

This is Day 2 of the week of prayer and fasting in our Georgia Baptist Churches. Click this link to view or download the prayer guide, featuring daily devotions and a list of prayer points for each day. Visit the GA Baptist #PrayGeoriga page each day for the current prayer guide and a short video devotion. Unity Baptist will also post the video to our Facebook page – Facebook.com/UBCPlainville – as we get more engagement on social media than the church website.

Prayer and Fasting

I put together the Pray Georgia post, made copies of the prayer guide for Sunday morning, then couldn’t get the idea of prayer and fasting out of my head. So here is sermon on why we pray and fast, based on scriptures in the Old Testament, New Testament and the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels. Instead of Joel we’ll begin in Acts chapter 14.

Pray Georgia

Pray Georgia is a week of pray and fasting that begins Monday, August 3rd and runs through Sunday, August 9th. Click this link for the online prayer guide; we will hand out print copies at church on Sunday morning. The theme for each day will be:

The state is divided into six regions and each region will fast on a specified day. The day to fast in northwest Georgia (where we are) is Monday, August 3rd. We have had prayer and fasting at Unity before and discussed that it may not be for everyone especially those with ongoing medical concerns, diabetes, etc. Suggestions for fasting include fasting for 24 hours, fasting from sunrise to sunset or fasting one meal. You could also fast from things other than food, such as social media or entertainment for the day and spend that time in Bible reading and prayer.

The video below is an introduction to Pray Georgia featuring Thomas Hammond.

Build Your House on the Rock

Listening and hearing are not the same thing. Hearing what Jesus says and heeding his teachings are very different. The words are the same, the difference is what we do with them.

Jesus Took a Nap

When considering “what would Jesus do?” let’s remember that flipping tables over is a possibility. So is having a fish fry (for breakfast). When the wind and waves picked up, and the disciples thought they were going to die, they found Jesus asleep. They learned that when Jesus is in your boat there is nothing to worry about.