Introducing CPC Midweek!
October 3, 2023
Dear CPC Family,
Quantity time matters.
One of my jobs in the Canavan Family is designated repairer of broken toys. This is not because I am particularly handy. It’s because I have the super glue in my desk drawer. Super glue can only fix so many problems. But one other limitation of super glue is this: even “instant” bonding super glue still requires some amount of time to work properly. If a broken toy is glued back together and then immediately played with, it will quickly return to the broken pile.
Christians sometimes treat our spiritual lives and church life in the way that super glue is advertised: we want the benefits instantly, no waiting. But growth in grace takes time.
I recently heard a Christian leader say that the path to success is for worship services to never be more than one hour and sermons to never be more than seven (!) minutes. Now there’s nothing wrong with short worship services and brief sermons—and there’s nothing inherently better about long services and long-winded preaching! But one thing our forebears in the faith remembered that we’ve forgotten is that God ordinarily works over time. We mature in faith over time.
That maturity over time comes as we participate in more biblical teaching, more fellowship, more prayer, not less of those things. We need more of that in our individual Christian lives and more of that in the church. Because this is true, let me invite you to join us as we kick off something new at Corona Presbyterian Church: CPC Midweek.
Beginning this week, we’ll gather on Thursdays at 6:30pm for teaching, reports on home and foreign missions, prayer, and fellowship. I’ll be teaching on the attributes of God, Elder Brent Murphy will lead a missions report, and we’ll spend time in prayer for needs at CPC, for our mission as a church, and for the spread of the gospel around the world. Make plans to be there!
Here’s the schedule, Lord willing, for this first round that will take us through the end of November:
10/5: God is Incomprehensible
10/12: God is a Spirit
10/19: No Midweek (Presbytery)
10/26: God is Infinite
11/2: God is Eternal
11/9: God is Unchangeable
11/16: God is Independent
11/23: No Midweek (Thanksgiving)
11/30: God is Simple
Obviously CPC Midweek is no substitute for Lord’s Day worship but your session’s hope and prayer is that it will be a helpful accompaniment to our other gatherings and a time to “recharge” during the work week.
I hope you’ll join us and I hope you’ll join me in praying for the Lord’s rich blessing on these Thursdays!
In the Father’s Love,
Pastor Andrew