then shall your light rise in the darkness and
your gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of street to dwell in.” Isaiah 58:10-12
The month of January at Imago Dei Church, we have been working through our mission to know, grow and go. We want to know and experience our Creator deeper through His Word; grow in the image and likeness of Christ; and go share the redemptive story of grace and hope found through Jesus in both word and deed.
This February, we begin “Out of Egypt: the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Exodus” tracing themes of God’s deliverance, redemptive grace and majestic glory ultimately displayed through Jesus Christ. We will dig deeper into the reality that just as Christ humbled himself by taking the form of a servant, he provided the example of how we are to live in the world. Here is a look ahead at some opportunities to engage the world through our global “P.E.A.C.E.” plan, focusing on “Care for the Orphan and the Oppressed”:
- Week of February 5th: Growth Groups will be showing The Candy Shop, a 30-minute film about the issue of child sex trafficking in addition our regular sermon based discussion. You can learn more about the film here: http://stopthecandyshop.com/the-film
- February 12th: We will begin a four-week study on the book, Good News About Injustice by Gary Haugen. This will be held from 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM before worship at 10:00 AM. We will make some books available on Sunday for purchase or you can order your copy online here: https://secure3.convio.net/ijm/site/Ecommerce?store_id=1101
- March 17th: We will host our first quarterly equipping seminar on the issue of Modern Day Slavery and ways we can live out our P.E.A.C.E. plan. This will be held on Saturday morning from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM at a location that is TBD.
- March 24th: World Relief Durham is hosting a Stop Human Trafficking Walk/Run. You can register here: http://worldrelief.org/durham
- April 13th-15th: International Justice Mission Global Prayer Gathering will be held in the Washington, D.C. area. You can learn more here: http://ijm.org/gpg
Very excited about this and am interested in taking part in some of this to God’s glory