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	Weekly Devotional for September 5 Friends, In the “Great Commission” (Matthew 28:19-20), Jesus commands his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations.” If you think about it, this command actually carries two directives. The first is obvious; we are to place the highest possible priority on inviting people to become disciples of Jesus and on encouraging and equipping them to grow as disciples. That’s all of us, by the way, not just the “paid Christians” on the church staff. Living and growing as Christ’s disciples The second directive, however, is more implied than stated. It carries the assumption that we have made a commitment to living as disciples of Jesus Christ and to growing in our own knowledge and understanding of Christ as our Lord. At the end of the day, it is our own commitment to living and growing as Christ’s disciples that allows the Holy Spirit to transform our lives — and the lives of those around us. Small things with great love This fall we are placing a very high priority on encouraging you all to grow and serve as disciples of Jesus Christ. On Sunday mornings we focus on the Gospel according to Matthew, paying special attention to the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables of the Kingdom. The theme of our study will be “Small Things with Great Love: Living as a Disciple of Jesus Christ.” Grow in your “partnership with God” On Wednesday nights, in addition to all of our other wonderful offerings, I am teaching a study entitled, “A Disciple’s Journey: The Life of Peter.” Finally, we encourage you to grow in your “partnership with God” by joining a Sunday School class or a small group and by finding a ministry in which to serve, either here on campus, or with one of FPC’s many local and global mission partners. Your brother in Christ, Jim Birchfield Daily Lectionary for September 5 – 11 Sunday Morning Psalms 103; 150 Evening Psalms 117; 139 Revelation 14:1-7, 13 Matthew 5:13-20 Psalm 117:1-2 Monday Morning: Psalms 5; 145 Evening: Psalms 82; 29 Job 32:1-10, 32:19-33:1, 33:19-28 Acts 13:44-52 John 10:19-30 Tuesday Morning: Psalms 42; 146 Evening: Psalms 102; 133 Job 29:1-20 Acts 14:1-18 John 10:31-42 Wednesday Morning: Psalms 89:1-18; 147:1-11 Evening: Psalms 1; 33 Job 29:1, 30:1-2, 16-31 Acts 14:19-28 John 11:1-16 Thursday Morning: Psalms 97; 147:12-20 Evening: Psalms 16; 62 Job 29:1, 31:1-23 Acts 15:1-11 John 11:17-29 Friday Morning: Psalms 51; 148 Evening: Psalms 142; 65 Job 29:1, 31:24-40 Acts 15:12-21 John 11:30-44 Saturday Morning: Psalms 104; 149 Evening: Psalms 138; 98 Job 38:1-17 Acts 15:22-35 John 11:45-54 To navigate to one of the excellent devotionals available on-line, click below on the link of your choice: Chuck Swindol Insight for Living daily devotional Our Daily Bread http://www.tddm.org/cgi-bin/devotional.pl?m=04&d=03&y=0016&shot=i The Upperroom	11:05 Service Broadcast Times Bel Canto Daily Devotions Fine Arts Camp Music Prayer Gathering Preaching Schedule Sermons 2010 Thai Fellowship Voice Library of Faith Weddings Worship Services Prayer Request Use the form below to submit any prayer request you may have. This request will be received by the Caring Minstry, and you may identify your request as confidential if you prefer. Your name (full name preferred, but you may use just your first name if you like) Your prayer request Would you like to be contacted? Phone number (with area code) E-mail address Would you prefer that this request remain confidential, or may we share it with the Prayer Team?

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