First, I would like to explain the dearth of new material on the blog this past week. Last week, my husband and I welcomed our daughter into the world and have been busy learning the ways of parenthood! We’re slowly getting into the swing of things so I wanted to get back to the blog to share some of the news from the past week and also resume sharing some of the amazing stories of the campaign that have been shared with me. Be sure to check back in soon as I plan on posting new material throughout the week.
- On February 29, the first campaign e-newsletter was sent out. If you didn’t receive it, check your spam to make sure it didn’t get accidentally filtered. And if it’s not there, please contact Dot Boersma (dboersma@tenth.org) to make sure your email is added to the database.
- Last Sunday was the Quarterly Day of Prayer. Brian Esterly had the following to say about the day: "There was a wonderful turnout of over 50 members and we had a rich time of praying for more than 75 minutes for the campaign. The spiritual formation group, led by George McFarland, had an excellent prayer guide that took us through praising God for his faithfulness and each of the six projects. I think everyone came away blessed as we were able to approach God's throne of grace and pray specifically for the spiritual journey God has put us on through this campaign." Let this congregational day of prayer inspire you to continue praying for the campaign! The spiritual formation committee has provided some items to guide you as you pray this week: for strength, energy and perseverance for the extended campaign committee as they are in the midst of a busy time, for the next round of praying tours and that the devotional study guide will be a useful resource for congregational members.
- Last week the devotional guide went out. If you didn’t receive one, please pick one up at the church. George McFarland of the spiritual formation committee shared the following post about the guide.
As Tenth Presbyterian Church moves forward with its Capital Campaign, the Spiritual Formation Committee is distributing to the congregation a 30 day devotional guide for their spiritual nourishment and instruction. In keeping with the rich history of biblical teaching and preaching at Tenth, this guide is comprised of various sermons which were preached by Dr. Philip Graham Ryken, Dr. Paul David Tripp, and the late Dr. James Montgomery Boice. All the sermons are expositions of portions of scripture that deal specifically with the idea of stewardship. The majority of sermons are taken out of the Gospel of Luke. The sermons have been divided into daily devotionals that span a total of four weeks. The length of each daily devotional is approximately two pages.
The Pastors and Elders of Tenth Presbyterian Church are encouraging the members of Tenth to read these devotionals privately as individuals, corporately with their families, and together with one another in other places of fellowship throughout the thirty days period of stewardship teaching. While the guide is formatted to be used during the month of March, it can be used during any 30-day period. Our hope is that you will go through the texts, lessons, questions, and prayers in preparation for Sunday, April 20, the day we plan to formally make financial commitments to the capital campaign. Those who read these devotionals should find them to be a rich means of instruction. The aim of the devotionals is to encourage Christian growth, by means of the word of God, in the lives of the people of God. We’re praying that the Lord will greatly use this Devotional Guide in the life of Tenth Church.
