Earlier this summer you may recall that I had the pleasure of serving as the youth speaker at the annual convention of the Diocese of Albany. I found the people of that diocese to be both longing for the truth’s found only in Scripture and hugely worried about the future of the Episcopal Church’s membership in the worldwide Anglican communion.
I read on Patti’s blog that Bishop Bill, the head guy in Albany, is asking people to pray and fast with him as today is the most critical day. (news story) Essentially, today’s meeting with the Archbishop (head guy in all of the Anglican communion) will determine the course of action for the American church.
I invite you to join me in praying that the Holy Spirit will come
mightily upon this House, touching and transforming the hearts and
souls and minds of every Bishop here, helping us to discern and carry
out the will of God. May His will and only His will be done. Just as
Paul encountered the risen Lord on the road to Damascus, may we too
have a Damascus road experience in which we, the House of Bishops, are
convicted of that which is not of God, repenting and asking His
forgiveness of our sins, and then be given the grace to be faithful and
obedient in exercising our ministry as bishops in God’s holy Church,
keeping Jesus Christ at the center of all that we do. (click here to read more)
Why should I care enough to pray?
Do you believe in the inerrancy of Scripture? (Is the Bible literally true?) Do you believe that people, in the name of Christ, should be encouraging, edifying, and blessing homosexual couples?
Clearly, the Bible teaches us to hate sin but love the sinner. It’s my prayer that today some people take a stand to guide their people back to what the Bible actually says instead of what pop culture has determined is acceptable. As my former pastor, Ray Pritchard, often said… "O, that we would be a people of the Book." Truly let us be like those in 2 Kings 22-23 and not only be people of the book, but stand with and pray for our brethren who also stand up as people of the Book. Will you battle with Bishop Love today?
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