Bridge Talk - June 2008

In the name of the Lord Jesus, Bridges Community Fellowship would like to welcome David and Heidi Mullender into membership. They are well known by the congregation and have been attending BCF regularly for several months. Let us welcome them and continue to pray for them.

Let me encourage our regular attenders who are not officially members of the church to consider "applying" for membership, which only means letting Alan or myself know that you are interested. For any questions about what membership means or what it involves, please see Alan or myself.

Please join me in welcoming Cohen Watson to preach on the 1st of June. Cohen is a good friend and former classmate from Trinity. Please pray for Cohen, his family, and his home church, Bassendean Church of Christ.

In Matthew's Gospel we have come through the end of chapter 4. Matthew has introduced Jesus as the Messiah, the King of Israel, descended from King David. Jesus is also the fulfillment of Israel, the one and only person who is faithful to God as the people of God should be.

In 4:12-25, we found Jesus, the King of God's kingdom, announcing and demonstrating that the kingdom of heaven has arrived. The next three chapters of Matthew are commonly called the Sermon on the Mount. Please read and re-read Matthew 5-7, and pray that God will bless us all to understand Jesus' teaching and commit ourselves to obeying him.

- Larry