Thursday, September 30, 2010 40 Days of Prayer & Impact: 10 Days to Launch

Today, there are only 10 DAYS before the Encounter Grand Opening on 10-10-10. We are asking you to join us in what God is doing in these last 40 days.

Pray with us. Act with us. Imagine the impact we could have in Helena if each one of us is individually involved in making Helena a better place. Imagine the lives that could be touched. Imagine how the spiritual landscape of our community could be changed even BEFORE the grand opening.

An Unknown God?

Today, we are looking at Acts 17:22-23 ...

So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: "Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: 'To an Unknown God.' This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.

When Paul was in Athens, he saw how they worshiped many idols. Just in case, the Athenians even had an alter to "an Unknown God" in case they left one out. While we hate to admit it, many of us do the same. We try to cover our bases by going to church and saying the right things on Sunday. People all around us believe that they worship God. In reality, we sometimes only worship our their idea of God. But we really don't know the One whom we "worship."

When we don't actually know the One we worship, then it isn't true worship.

TODAY'S PRAYER

Worship is a response. When God reveals himself to us in some way, when we are in awe of Him, we respond in true worship. We must know God, even in the smallest way, to truly worship Him. Anything else is acting. Anything else is pretend. Our prayer today? Ask God to reveal Himself to you today. Ask Him to open your eyes and allow you to see His "awesomeness" (I don't use that word lightly here).

TODAY'S IMPACT

Your impact today is to help someone know God better. Certainly sharing scripture reveals the character of God. But your encounters with God can resonate deeper. When we extend grace and mercy where none is due, that can resonate deeper. Today, make difference. Help someone know God more than they did before they met you.

We invite you to be a part of something greater than yourself. Connect with a people discovering what it means to follow Jesus in the context of real life. Our Grand Opening is just 10 days away on 10-10-10 and we would be honored if you could come celebrate with us.

Got questions? What to find out more? Contact us for some conversation over coffee.