A.C.P Updates (6th November 2016)

The ACP Team extends gratitude and blessings for all the contributions, prayers and desire to raise the sanctuary of God. Phase 2 for our new Cathedral is truly unfolding. Keep praying and giving to the work of God for the glory of His name. There are five major activities for Phase 2 of the Cathedral[…]

Text: Isaiah 40:1-8. “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand for ever,” (verse 8). Our solutions are only in the eternal Word of God. Do you fear the threats of men? Do not fear what they fear, just stand still and observe God doing new things. His Word[…]

Source: Anglican News {Episcopal News Service, by Mary Frances Schjonberg] For many Americans, next Tuesday’s general election (8 November) can’t come soon enough, and not because they’re excited about it. More than half (52 per cent) of American adults report the 2016 election is a very or somewhat significant source of stress, research by the[…]

Text: Ezra 7:7-10. “For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach His statutes and rules in Israel,” (verse 10). Ezra was not only studying the Law of the LORD but he was also keen to do it. This gave him favor from the[…]

Text: Joshua 1:1-18. The prosperity and success in verse 8 may not necessarily mean these earthly riches, but they most certainly mean success in God’s eyes. They mean success in things of God; of righteousness and holiness. Reflect on verse 8, how are you prospering and succeeding in things of God; of righteousness and holiness?[…]

Text: Deuteronomy 27:11-26. “’Cursed be anyone who does not confirm the words of this Law by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen,’ (verse 26). Sin or disobeying God has tragic consequences. The Word of God has authority to execute its promise, in this case threat to punish disobedience. Reflect on verse 26,[…]

Church in Wales appoints first female bishop

Source: anglicannews.org [ACNS, by Gavin Drake] The Church in Wales has elected its first female bishop, a little over three years since the Province passed legislation opening the episcopacy to women. The Revd Canon Joanna Penberthy, currently the Rector of Glan Ithon in Llandrindod Wells, in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, was elected as the[…]

Text: Genesis 2:5-17. ‘And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “you may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (verses 16-17). The authority from God’s Word[…]

Text: Genesis 1:1-13 ‘And God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light,’ (verse 3). Of all things that God created, He created light first so that we see and appreciate His creation and ultimately give Him the glory because of what He is and what He created. The Word of God is powerful[…]

[ACNS, by Gavin Drake] A court in Egypt has postponed a hearing to determine whether the Episcopal / Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa can regain its independence. Today’s hearing was the first stage of a legal claim to overturn a previous decision which says that the diocese should[…]