“Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?’ She said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.’” John 11:23-27
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Peter 1:3-5
“For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and at the last he will stand upon the earth.” Job 19:25
Ways you can pray:
1) I am filled with thanksgiving to the Lord that He has already raised many in the schemes from death to life – what a miracle this is. Let us keep praising God and asking Him for many more to be brought into eternal life in Christ. May the Lord give us the strength to always pray and not lose heart (Luke 18:1).
2) Please continue to pray for the Lord’s provision for 20schemes as a whole as well as for my own financial needs as a prospective Ministry Intern. Pray that we would not live in worry or discouragement but, rather, in trust in a faithful God. May God be honored in how and when He wills to provide.
3) Many of the 20schemes church plant teams have been reaching out to their communities in creative ways during the virus lockdown, and they have been seeing the Lord work in how people have reached out to the churches for help, etc. Let’s pray that this time would continue to bring many open doors for the Gospel to be shared and lived out in the schemes. (“I do think this is probably one of the greatest evangelistic opportunities that the Church in this country has had for a few generations, and we ought to think prayerfully and hard and be bold and be creative with how we are engaging people with the Gospel.” – Mez McConnell)
Videos for this week:
20schemes sent out some videos this past week to be an encouragement in the days leading up to Resurrection Sunday. I know that some of you who read these updates have already seen them, but they are worth watching again 😊 These are the stories that remind me of God’s faithfulness and make me want to keep going when I am really discouraged. The Lord is risen – He is risen indeed.
Also, the Easter message from Niddrie Community Church has been very encouraging to me this week – click here if you would like to listen to it or watch it. (As an aside note for those who don’t know: 20schemes is the church planting ministry of Niddrie Community Church in Edinburgh, Scotland and Redeemer Fellowship Church in Bardstown, KY; Niddrie is where the director of 20schemes (Mez McConnell) pastors).
Those who trust Him wholly find Him wholly true,
Claire
Claire in Scotland 