of our Discipleship Center building. The novena ends June 22. Please
e-mail any insights or prophetic words you feel the Lord has given you.
Prayer for the Building Project
Abba Father, source of all life, you brought each of us into being and
have called us to be a community of faith.
Lord Jesus, Son of the living God, architect and builder of all things,
You have given us the task of proclaiming your Gospel, of being a sign of
your love, and building a place to call home.
Following the wisdom of your Spirit, we have set about to provide
buildings where our faith can be shared from generation to generation, and
your love may be celebrated in your community of faith which we construct
under your guidance and on the chief Cornerstone, Jesus the Christ.
Lord Jesus, we seek your provision for the funds, workers, and resources
necessary to complete the task you have given us. Fortify our faith
stronger than our buildings. Watch over the laborers and keep them safe.
May our work on this project serve to strengthen our church community and
contribute to the building of the Kingdom of Our Lord Jesus Christ, here
on earth and in eternity. Amen.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
2 Corinthians 3:4-11, Psalm 99:5-9, Matthew 5:17-19
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/061009.shtml
TEACH THE OLD TESTAMENT
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law and the
Prophets." —Matthew 5:17
When the Bible speaks of "the Law and the Prophets," it refers to the Old
Testament. Peter preached from the Old Testament on the day of Pentecost,
and three thousand people received the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:17, 25, 34).
"The ministry of the Spirit" (2 Cor 3:8) began by the preaching of the
ministry of the law.
Jesus' Transfiguration featured the Law, represented by Moses, and the
Prophets, represented by Elijah (Lk 9:30). When Jesus was transfigured
into a greater glory (Lk 9:29ff), He didn't just bypass the old covenant,
He fulfilled it (Mt 5:17). Thus the presence of Moses and Elijah at His
Transfiguration shows the Old Testament has a place in the New Testament's
ministry of the Spirit.
On Easter evening, Jesus changed the hearts of His two disciples on the
road to Emmaus by opening the Scriptures to them, which at that point
consisted of only the Old Testament. Jesus began with "Moses and all the
prophets" and "interpreted for them every passage of Scripture which
referred to Him" (Lk 24:27).
Jesus declared that the Old Testament is more capable of effecting change
on a hard heart than would be the sight of a man risen from the dead! (Lk
16:31) Read the Old Testament. Then teach the Old Testament to a
hard-hearted world (Mt 5:19).
Prayer: Holy Spirit, show me how the Old Testament is fulfilled in the
New, and how the New Testament is revealed by the Old.
Promise: "This great confidence in God is ours, through Christ." —2 Cor
3:4
Praise: Presentation Ministries' youth group has a tradition of presenting
stories from the Old Testament in dramatic form which has touched the
hearts of many.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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1, 2009 through July 31, 2009
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
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