Tommy Mitchell / The Rurban Church Blog

In Use - Already!

This morning the part of the new building that cuts through our old preschool building was in use!  It is not finished, but the new hallway, floor, and entry way on the west end were all in place.  The nice, wide main street is already a hit.  People were already congregating in the hallway where there is plenty of room to walk or to talk, or to do both!  I can hardly wait until the whole thing is open! 

WOW! God is good!

Claiming Canaan / First Fruits UPDATE

HERE IS THE AWAITED UPDATE!!!

1st Fruits Offering   -  $251,510.43 + a boat!

Building Fund -          $501,391.34

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!

Claiming Canann Update

After we received our offering today, we are right at our goal of $250,000.  It will either a be a few hundred dollar over or just under!  I will update later in the week.  Praise the Lord!

Claiming Canaan

  CLAIMING CANAAN REPORT

We had a FABULOUS DAY!

Today we received, beyond our tithes and offerings -

                $234,800.00

WOW!  PRAISE THE LORD!!!                

Claiming Canaan REPORT

YES! I KNOW THE AMOUNT!

COME TONIGHT AND YOU WILL KNOW TOO!!!!!

Claiming Canaan DAY 40!!!!!!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF 40 DAYS OF PREPARATION FOR GIVING!  THANKS FOR WORKING THROUGH THESE 40 DAYS! 

PRAYER FOCUS:  EVANGELISM

      * Pray that God will help you even on this last day before DoubleDay to win someone to Christ.
      * Pray for many people to be saved in the services on Sunday.
      * Pray for the Lord to help our church continue to keep telling the story of Jesus to the lost as our number one priority.
      * Pray that we will continually seek divine appointments at work, at home, and at play to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

REMEMBER THAT THIS SUNDAY IS THE DAY OF OUR FIRST FRUITS OFFERING!

SCRIPTURE READING:  Revelation 12-22

Reading Resource     A Call to Die   Day 40

Claiming Canaan Day 39

This is the next to last day of Bible Reading and Prayer.   The Bible Reading has gotten kind of intense.  We obviously should have taken slightly bigger bites of scritpure on the front end of the 40 days to avoid reading whole books in a day near the end! Oops!   

Prayer Focus:   Purpose

     * Ask God to open your eyes to the life of purpose He has for you.
     * Ask God to help you become all He intends for you to be.
     * Ask God to place you in the church as it pleases Him.

Scripture Reading:  Revelation 1-11

Reading Resource:  A Call To Die   Day 39

Claiming Canaan Day 38

Prayer Focus:  Spiritual Preparation
    * Pray that God would raise your spiritual attentiveness!
    * Continually walk in purity. Ask God to forgive any sin.  Make things right with anyone you have wronged.
    * Pray for God to increase your willingness to trust Him.

Scripture Reading  I John through Jude

Reading Resource:  A Call to Die   Day 38

Claiming Canaan Day 37

Well, we are here in the last few days of praying and reading the scriptures.  I pray that you have been blessed! 

PRAYER FOCUS: EXPECTATION

       * Pray that God would increase your expectations for this Sunday.
       * Pray that God would empower you to act upon your expectations.
       * Pray that God would raise the awareness of His power in the community through what we do this Sunday.

Scripture Reading:  James - 2 Peter

Claiming Canaan Days 36 (Sunday)

I apologize! I just could not get time to post the last two days.  This is the Sunday, September 30 post for Claiming Canaan!

Prayer Focus: Praise

     * Praise God for the many blessings He has given our church during this 40 day period of prayer.
     * Priase Him for His provision of your gift for next Sunday.
     * Praise Him for every blessing you can think of related to your salvation.
     * Praise Him for the privilege of worshiping today with the body of Christ.

Scripture Reading:  Hebrews

Reading Resource: A Call to Die Day 36