Prayer

Psalm 40:1-3
¹ I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
² He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.
³ He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD.


Hey all! Hope you had a great Christmas. Many are the wonders that God has done in Jesus Christ!


Prayer points:

• This week Ben Smith is doing his last talks at Bathurst Presbyterian. Please be praying for him and his family
• Continue to pray for Bron and Bec who are serving overseas
• For the new year - safe celebrations and that we would be thankful that out great God is 'not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with [us], not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.' 2 Peter 3:9
  

Also please post any prayer points that you have so we can continue praying for eachother :)

This is Discipling

Live for the Kingdom

This is a song we sing at the church I go to on Sunday mornings. It's a song to encourage and excite us to live for God; to repent and believe, to follow Him in everything, to fight and sacrifice, to love and care for one another, to carry our cross, to be strong, to bless and to seek God's righteousness, to pray the Lord's prayer each day and ask for God's strength while living on earth so we will work toward The Day when sin and death will pass away. 

There's so much in it to make you think about life as a Christian. How am I living? For the Kingdom??

1. Hear the good news, repent and believe Follow the Saviour and everything leave Taking the yoke that’s easy and light Dressed for the battle, equipped for the fight Learn from the master to sacrifice all Gladly obeying his call Chorus Now is the moment, the day of the salvation This is the hour to be serving the king Bearing the gospel, go to the nations Now is the time for our tribute to bring And live for the kingdom And give God the glory and honour and praise Live for the kingdom, all of our days 2. Love one another, care for the lost Learn to live simply and carry your cross Jesus is near, so stand and be strong Lift up your hearts in the victory song When you’re mistreated, be certain to bless Seeking his righteousness 3. Learn to pray daily - Your kingdom come And may your will on this earth soon be done Forgive our sins as we forgive Strengthen us while in these bodies we live So we might work for that glorious day When sin and death pass away © 2005 Rob Smith Administered worldwide by Emu Music Australia Inc.

Merry Christmas!

Hey guys,
Merry Christmas

⁶ For to us a child is born,
   to us a son is given,
   and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
   Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
   Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷ Of the greatness of his government and peace
   there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
   and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
   with justice and righteousness
   from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty
   will accomplish this.

Isaiah 9:6-7


Have a wonderful day rejoicing in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour

Where's the line to see Jesus?

My Grandpa sent me an email with a YouTube video of a Christmas song called "Where's the line to Jesus?" A man wrote this song after an experience with his Grandson: 

While at the mall last year, my four year-old grandson saw kids lined up excitedly to see Santa Claus. Having been taught as a toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the birth of God’s son; with the innocence of a child, he asked his mom, ‘Where’s the line to see Jesus? If Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, why don’t we see Him more?’ As his grandpa, I was so happy that little Spencer understood the meaning of Christmas at such a tender age, and then the words for a song were jotted down in just a few minutes. The song was inspired by my grandson, and the message was inspired by my Savior. Out of the mouths of babes come profound truths that many adults cannot understand. Hopefully Spencer’s observation and our song will cause people to reflect on the love of Jesus, and the certainty that one day we will all stand in line to see Jesus. 

I encourage you to watch the video and listen to the words. Are we more excited to see all the presents under the tree on Christmas Day or to see the small baby Jesus, the most special present of all, lying in the manger in the nativity?

Prayer

Hey all!
There's heaps of stuff going on in our church and in our world that we can be praying for. Here's just a few:

• For the Christmas season, that people over the world wouldn't be blinded by the commercialism and consumerism of Christmas, but instead would soften their hearts to their Creator and Saviour!
• That as God's Kingdom Christians all over the world would be shining lights for the gospel
• The Christmas services that are happening at Bathurst Presbyterian and surrounding districts (Carols at Turondale on Wednesday night, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services), that people in Bathurst would be challenged and encouraged by the gospel and give their lives to Christ
• For Ben and Bec Smith as they prepare to leave Bathurst, that they would be trusting in God's providence for their family. Also giving thanks for the Church family they are going to in Cronulla. Pray that they might lean on his strength for building new relationships
• For Tristan and Claire who have moved their stuff to Bathurst. Pray that God would be preparing their hearts and minds for their service in Bathurst
• For Bec Young who is over in India. Praise God that she has been able to start building relationships and that she has been able to witness some of the work that is being done in the name of out great God in this country. Pray for continued health and safety for Bec and more opportunities to spread the Good News!
• For Bron Lee who is preparing to go to Asia with a few other girls in late December with Destiny Rescue

If you have any prayer points, please add them as a comment to this post so we can be praying for each other :)

About this Blog

Who we are?
We are two young women who are learning to live every aspect of our lives for Jesus Christ. Emily is in her last year of a social science degree at Charles Sturt University and Hannah is in her second year of a graphic pre press (design) apprenticeship. We are soon going to be sisters-in-law! Both Hannah and Emily are the female bible study leaders for our groups and are trying to think of new ways to encourage and lead not just on Thursday nights but everyday. 

We don't want to pretend that we have all the answers, because we are far from that! We would love to hear from you and for you to help and encourage us on this walk too. 

Why this blog?
We decided to start this blog so we could have conversations with each other about life, church, faith, bible study and prayer. We want to encourage you to add your prayer points to the comments box so we can pray for you in whatever situation. If you don’t want it to be public we are both happy to share our email addresses if you haven’t already got them. 

Why the name? 
We chose the name ‘galatians 2:20’, because we loved the idea of Christ living in us, and our body-lives lived by faith in Jesus Christ who loves us with an incredible love. The description of no longer living but Christ living in us is a great reason why we should do everything for Him. It’s not our works that will save us, but our faith in Him, and because of that faith and all that He has done for us we give Him the glory and show Him honour by living for Him.

We hope that you will travel through the ups and downs of life with us as we learn to follow Jesus Christ, trust in His word, talk to Him and be encouraged by one another.