What are you doing next Saturday morning? Want to join Jesus in what He is doing? “Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us” (Romans 8:34).

On behalf of the Missions Committee, let me invite you to join with other members of “God’s Family” called First Baptist Church to simply pray . . . and pray simply. We’ll gather in the Chapel from 7:00-9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 1, to join our prayers together with the intercession of Jesus Himself in a virtual “concert” of prayer. [Childcare will be available.]  Feeling uncertain or nervous about the invitation? Consider these comments by John Wesley on Hebrews 10:22, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.”

By that faith in His life, death, and intercession for us, renewed from moment to moment, we are every whit clean.

There is not only now no condemnation for us, but no such desert of punishment as was before, the Lord cleansing both our hearts and our lives.

By the same faith, we feel the power of Christ every moment resting upon us, by which alone we are what we are. By this alone, we are enabled to continue in spiritual life. Without this, regardless of all our present holiness, we should be devils the next moment.

But as long as we retain our faith in Him, we draw water out of the wells of salvation. We lean on our beloved, even Christ in us the hope of glory, who dwells in our hearts by faith.

He likewise is interceding for us at the right hand of God; we receive help from Him to think, speak, and act what is acceptable in His sight.

Thus does He go before us in all our doings, so that all our designs, conversations, and actions are begun, continued, and ended in Him.

Thus also does He cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of His Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Him, and worthily magnify His holy name.

God’s family prays together! The opportunity is all ours.