Racial Tension in Our City

“…for you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus… There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:26, 28).
1. Pray for heart change among believers in Christ. We all have prejudices in our hearts because we are fallen creatures. Ask the Lord to show you what prejudice you might have in your heart and confess it to him. Ask for forgiveness and for ways to honor Him in your actions.
2. Pray for racial tension within our community leaders. Ask the Lord to change their hearts.
3. Pray for racial tenions in our neighborhoods. That beleivers will be there to break down barriers.
4. Pray for our churches. Pray we would be courageous enough to rid ourselves/churches of anything that is displeasing and disparaging to the Lord.

Abuse or Misuse of Affluence

"Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf".    Proverbs 11:28

There are people of wealth here in Montgomery. It is easy to target the wealthy and be mad at them for having money. Many of them worked hard to get it. That is not the problem. The problem comes when wealth is the sole reason for living and you abuse others to get it. That is the problem. God says in this passage that when people trust in their riches, they will eventually fall. But if they trust in the Lord, they will thrive.

What can we glean from this passage this week in praying for our city?

1. Pray for those who have wealth to have a heart change if their trust is in their money.
2. Pray for those who abuse others to get where they are, pray for heart change.
3. For those who are believers, to trust in the Lord more and more every day and share their wealth with those who are struggling.
4. For city leaders to not be consumed with wealth but in helping our city be the best that it can be.

A Call to Pray!

A CALL TO PRAY!!

With the recent deaths of several children and young adults and the perpetrators being from Montgomery, it is important that we continue to pray and pray hard for our city and for the people who live here. There are many, many people who live here who for whatever reasons, have not learned about Jesus and about self control.

Our society perpetuates "impulsive" "in the moment" get what you want and do whatever you have to do to get it. If you are mad at someone, shoot them, if they have something you want, take it. All of this with no thought to how actions affect others. Not only have these recent murders affected families of the victims, but they have affected communities, schools and cities. In fact, the recent killings in Auburn made national news this morning.

What do we do about this? Is this so overwhelming that we can't have any influence?According to Scripture...there is HOPE for our city....for the people who live here who do not know Jesus...YOU can be an influence in their lives!

Here are some reminders from scripture about how to bring HOPE to our city.

1. Love Deeply  I Peter 4:8"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
Love your neighbors, your mechanic, your grocer, your neighborhood schools. Love does conquer!
2. Trust God's Promise Isaiah 61:4
"They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations". the Lord has given His people the opportunity to be a part of the restoration of sin and devastation. Are we open to participating in this with him?
3. Pray for the City Jeremiah 29:7
"Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."
PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY PRAY!