Grace Bible Fellowship Church (BFC)

Youth group school break hike!

Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty. E.M. Bounds

"Cold prayers, says an old Christian, ask for a denial. When we come to the Lord with an attitude of indifference in our prayers then, we do as it were, stop his hand, and restrain him from giving us the very blessing we pretend that we are seeking. When you have your object in your heart, your soul must become so possessed with the value of that object, with your own excessive need for it, with the danger which you will be in unless that object would be granted, that you will be compelled to plead for it as a man pleads for his life." - C.H. Spurgeon

Saying goodbye to 2020. Many will remember this as a most difficult year. However, as we turn the page on 2020, we should also pause to reflect on what God has done in us through our times of testing. Nothing is wasted by God. Even in trials God is working out His good pleasure in His people. (See Romans 5:3-5; James 1:2-4; 1 Peter 1:3-9) As I think of the year gone by, I find much hope in these verses and the knowledge that our Lord and Savior is with us in the midst of... our storms. This morning I was reminded of all these things as I was listening to a beautiful song by Laura Story entitled Blessings. Give it a listen. It will be an encouragement to you soul. Wishing you all a happy and blessed new year. - Pastor Steve https://youtu.be/XQan9L3yXjc

Dear brothers and sisters, continue in prayer for your church. Consider the following anecdote from the life of C.H. Spurgeon: Five young college students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C.H. Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students were greeted by a man who asked, Gentlemen, let me show you around. Would you like to see the heating plant of this church? They were not particularly interested, for it was a hot day ...in July. But they didn’t want to offend the stranger, so they consented. The young men were taken down a stairway, a door was quietly opened, and their guide whispered, This is our heating plant. Surprised, the students saw 700 people bowed in prayer, seeking a blessing on the service that was soon to begin in the auditorium above. Softly closing the door, the gentleman then introduced himself. It was none other than Charles Spurgeon. See more

Last Sunday we finished our study in the practice and grace of prayer. Here are a couple of resources to encourage you in your continuing conversation with the One True God. https://www.amazon.com///ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_image_o02 https://www.amazon.com///ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o03

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E49NOcbRJdk

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1895424333942790