This past Tuesday FamilyLife had it’s Fall Day of Prayer. Steven Kendrick, the film-maker from Fireproof and War Room, was our guest speaker. Part of what makes this day so special to me is that a whole organization of ‘do-ers’ take a break from all their doing to pray. Steven focused on this point as well. He pointed out how often the Christian message often seems to boil down to ‘Do better, try harder, and be more committed’ That is a message of works, not of grace. He brought us to John 15:1-11 where Jesus talks about abiding – reminding us that the ‘doing’ flows out of abiding in Christ. David Robbins echoed this sentiment in his message as well – reminding us that ‘any time we see life flourishing, we know it is getting nourishment.’ Pray with us that we all will ‘do’ out of the abundance of nourishment we get from Him!
