Determine to have a revival in your home

Saturday, 03 May 2008 - Posted by Pastor Mario

As Christians we constantly face bombardment by the world of so-called new family values. However, these values are not from the Bible.

The Bible has a word for each person in the Christian home. The book of Colossians teaches us that marriage is a covenant, not a contract. It is a covenant between each person and God.

It also reminds husbands that he has made a covenant with God to be the husband his wife deserves. She also promises God she will be the wife the Lord desires her to be. The Bible teaches children to obey their parents and parents not to provoke their children, “lest they be discouraged.”

What wonderful, simple truths. Yet to be a Bible-based family today requires a firm stand against the world, the devil and our own flesh. The Christian family truly must desire heart revival if it is to survive.

During May family revival is the heart cry of Metropolitan Baptist Church. At the centre of this focus is Mother’s Day on Sunday May 11.

What better time to determine to start a revival in your family.

An afternoon High Tea will be held at the church for the ladies on May 24 while May also includes the great Mother’s Day cake bake-off, home-schooling group days, and loads of great teaching during our Life Stages classes.

As Pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church I invite you to join us in 2008 as we seek revival.

Did you know?

Missions has always played a major role in the life of Metro with the first Missions Conference in 1975 raising over $7000 for the cause of Christ and missions.

Metropolitan Baptist Church has a theme in 2008 as a church family. It is "Revive Me O Lord".

Church Goals for 2008
  1. Teach Scripture Classes in public schools – Mark 10:14
  2. Maximize special monthly events (Big Days) – Revelation 3:7
  3. Train more Life Stage teachers – 2 Timothy 2:2
  4. Prayer Meeting for Revival & Soul-winning – 2 Chronicles 7:14
  5. Bible College Ministry - raise further financial support – Phil 4:15-19
  6. Update and approve new church constitution – Jude v.3
  7. Church growth spiritually & numerically – John 15:1-16
Church family member goals
  1. Personal revival in each of our lives – Psalm 85:6
  2. Read the whole bible in a year, 1 Proverb & 2 Psalms per day – Joshua 1:8
  3. Win & disciple one - Matthew 28:18-20
  4. Increase our faith in missions giving – 2 Corinthians 8&9
  5. Fast & pray once a month for national revival – Mark 9:29

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