Bill spoke to us on Sunday about having a heart as a community after the heart of God. This is what God said through the prophet Isaiah.
Isaiah 58:
This is the kind of fasting I want:
Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;
lighten the burden of those who work for you.
Let the oppressed go free,
and remove the chains that bind people.
7 Share your food with the hungry,
and give shelter to the homeless.
Give clothes to those who need them,
and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
8 “Then your salvation will come like the dawn,
and your wounds will quickly heal.
Your godliness will lead you forward,
and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind.
9 Then when you call, the Lord will answer.
‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.
Let's pray through this passage this week. How can we at TILT reflect God's heart in our community? Please post any thoughts, words, comments, issues, reflections, challenges...as always, personal requests can be posted so we can pray for one another.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
COMMUNITY LIFE & PRAYER | May 27 Week
Monday, May 14, 2007
COMMUNITY LIFE & PRAYER | May 14 Week (and probably part of May 21 week as well!)
Hello friends!
On Sunday we had some exciting announcements! Scott and Kate are now husband and wife! Monica is going to be induced Friday May 18! Jen-Mai has a new 7 pound 12 oz nephew Jakob Alexander Peterson as of May 10 (the top picture)!! And Jay and Michelle had their daughter Rylie Noelle McIntyre also May 10, (middle pictures)!!! Super exciting! Plus, here is a picture of Trev and Gwyneth's Annie for those of you not with us when we showed her off! (bottom picture).
This last Sunday night and throughout the week we also had the opportunity to pray for one another about many things... Nick's mom going to England to care for her sister just out of surgery but missing her chemo because of it, all the new mom's and mom's to be in our community, Les' colleagues' husband who received the lungs he needed for surgery, Conrad's struggle with his job and being in a "valley" time in life... I forgot to take notes, so if there were some that I have forgotten, please post them! Also, we as a community have been invited by zoecarnate.com to be part of praying and working against present day slavery throughout the globe, which is a huge issue of justice to which the Church should be responding. For specific information, please check out http://www.mychurch.org/notforsalecampaign
In new and sad news, Marion Goertz's father passed away this week. Please continue to pray for Marion and Donald Goertz as they have now lost two parents in a months time.
Please post comments throughout the week to let us know how you're doing, if there are places we can pray in thanksgiving or requests!
Christ be with you!
Resources for the Week | 05/15 - 05/21
Hello fellow urban monks! Forget what this urban monk this is all about? Check out the original post here. You can also click on all the "about" links on the sidebar at the right.
Here are the resources for the week:
Once-A-Day Approach for May 15 to May 21
Divine Offices/Hours for May 15 to May 21
We would love to hear from you if you are using these! Post comments on this post...
As always, you can also use the Google Calendar for Divine Offices.
Monday, May 7, 2007
COMMUNITY LIFE & PRAYER | May 7 Week
On Tuesday night, anyone is welcome to join the broader Spring Garden community in an evening of prayer at the church at 7:30 pm.
We continue to affirm this weekly posting as a place where we can 'gather' together throughout the week to journey with one another, pray for one another and listen to one another's stories. Nick spoke to us about his journey with respect to the story in John 21 and the reality of the cost of following Jesus. Pray through the reality of following Jesus - what will this cost you? What will it look like? How does TILT as a community whole follow Jesus? How are we to respond to his words to feed his sheep - ALL his sheep, not just the ones we agree with, like or the ones that believe what we believe?
Post your comments throughout the week!
Resources for the Week | 05/08 - 05/15
Click on the links below for the associated resources for the week:
Once-A-Day Approach for May 8 to May 14
Divine Offices/Hours for May 8 to May 14
We would love to hear from you if you are using these! Post comments on this post...
As always, you can also use the Google Calendar for Divine Offices.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
COMMUNITY LIFE & PRAYER | May 1Week
Rebecca led us in prayer this Sunday evening - guiding us through praying for one another as a TILT community, for our city, Toronto and for broader international issues. Scott challenged us to hear the mission to which God is calling TILT - to receive it and respond to it in faith. Please post any reflections, thoughts, answers to prayer and of course prayer needs!
One thing on our hearts as leadership today was marriage. We were praying specifically for one person, but we know the numbers tell us that on the whole Christian marriage is no better off than society as a whole. Pray for marriages within the TILT community, but also the institution of marriage as a whole!
As always, please post through the comments!
Resources for the Week | 05/01 - 05/07
Click on the links below for the associated resources for the week:
Once-A-Day Approach for May 1 to May 7
Divine Offices/Hours for May 1 to May 7
We would love to hear from you if you are using these! Post comments on this post...
As always, you can also use the Google Calendar for Divine Offices.
