BehOLD & ReNEW | Week 7

Week 7 | Pillar #3 - PrayerAs we look now at the third pillar of our church, we jump over to the book of Hebrews. Rich in Old Testament references and referring often to the sacrificial system, Hebrews demonstrates that Jesus – surpassing angels, Moses, and the Old Testament sacrifices – is the ultimate fulfillment of the Law. In light of this reality, we are drawn to run to Jesus in prayer, recognizing his greatness and his intimate knowledge of us including our frailties. As our drill deeper in these truths and we grow in our faith, we increasingly realizeour profound need for prayer. Maturity, in other words, leads to even more prayer!SERIES DESCRIPTION:We live in a culture where what’s new is what’s best. We like the updates, we like the shiny, we like the brand new. We like the smell of the new car, the peel of the wrapper off the package, of knowing that what we have is the latest and the greatest.To be sure we love the new, but what if the old was actually always the best. For that matter what if the old is actually only what renews, revives, and refreshes. That to be renewed requires going back to what has always worked.In second Corinthians chapter 3 the apostle Paul says these very important words:And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.He’s referencing Moses. Moses, who stood on the mountain top and talked directly to God. Moses, whose face shone when he came down and back to his people. Moses, whose life was never the same after he had met with the Lord on high. What if the pathway for our transformation, lay in the same direction. What if what has always worked works for us too.What if our renewal as a church lay in our beholding the Lord!Join us for a series where, as a church, we seek fix our eyes upon the Lord, and we seek to behold his glory and hearing from him directly what the priorities of our church should be. But get ready, because these priorities are nothing new, but they are every bit as transformative as they have always been!Join us as we behold and renew!