Lord willing and weather permitting, we will receive an offering for Hati on Sunday, February 7th. We see this as a first installment. Our members and friends are asked to set aside funds that will be forwarded to Samaritan’s Purse. Please consider this offering prayerfully. The Pastor
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Due to the heavy snow fall and sleet that is still coming down as of 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, we have decided to cancel all Sunday services. Please enjoy a safe and blessed Sunday. It is a great time to read your Bible and pray. See you soon. The Pastor
We are frequently asked how heavily newphilly.org is used. Here is a report cut from our statisticts page. The first number in each line represents the month to date. The numbers in parentheses refer to the 7-day period ending Jan 26 2010 at 3:20 AM.
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1 Corinthians 12:1-13; Romans 12:6-8; Ephesians 4:8-12
Last week we talked about the Holy Spirit as “the gift that goes on giving.” (See Acts 2:38 for the Holy Spirit as a gift.) We talked about the two-fold work of the Holy Spirit as regards faith.
First, we saw that it is the Holy Spirit that enables us to come to Christ in faith. In 1 Corinthians 12:3 St. Paul says that, “No one can say that ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.”
Second, we also spoke about the witness of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. In Romans 8, St. Paul writes:
When we cry “Abba, Father!” is the (Holy) Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are the children of God, and if children then heirs, heirs of God, and fellow heirs with Jesus Christ. (Romans 8:15-16)
The Moravian Liturgy sums up this two-fold work of the Holy Spirit when it declares:
By our own reason and strength, we cannot believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord or come to him, but thou dost call us and enlighten us by thy grace.
Click to enlarge this image. To see more from this gallery click on the “Read the rest of this entry” link. Click to enlarge the first image, use the arrows to navigate the gallery, and then click on the picture to leave the gallery. The pictures are from the Candle Making on Monday the 18th of January, 2010. A big thanks goes out to Bill Ray, III for these pictures, and for the many he has made available to us. To see more galleries of our life together at New Philadelphia, use the drop down menu in the right hand column to select the “Pictures” category under “POSTS.” You might also enjoy images from the “Random Image Gallery” at right. Editor
We received this update on the Moravian Response to the Disaster in Haiti from Br. Mark Ebert who works with the Board of World Mission, heading volunteer projects here in the Southern Province:
To my dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
It is with a very heavy heart that I write this update to you concerning the people of Haiti. As you yourself have seen and heard by television and radio and internet, the situation in Haiti is horrendous and will be for some time to come. For me, the worst is seemingly not being able to do anything to help. The situation is so bad that it will be weeks, if not months before most people that are ready to go to Haiti to serve will have to wait. They, we, will have to wait until living conditions improve. As I have said before, this is a time for the Professionals! We do not want to be a burden in an already chaotic situation.
The news coming from Haiti is particularly heart-breaking. New Philadelphia will certainly make some sort of unified response. In the meantime, these are the emails that filled up my in-box this morning. There are posts from Susan Cook, Will Sibert, and Church World Service. Don’t forget to hit the “Read the rest of this entry” link to read them all.
I received this message from one of our members, Susan Cook, who has been a part of several medical missions to Haiti in recent years:
I write this email to you tonight with a broken heart. As you know the news of the Haiti Earthquake is devastating. Please asked our congregation to continue to pray for this country.
I am continuing to get reports of many of my friends who have either been injured , are dying or who have died. Throughout the day I have heard and seen images of crying babies and adults crying out for help. Hopital Sainte Croix and the Children’s Nutrition Program (I am involved with both) have been severely impacted as this is where the epicenter has taken place. Many of the churches and school buildings which I have done clinics have been destroyed also.
I am planning to return to Haiti in March to give medical attention. I’m still working out some details and would covet prayers to make this possible.
