The New Testament gives us a clear picture of Jesus sitting at the right hand of the Father ever making intercession for us. Jesus is our Intercessor and as such He has called us to be intercessors as well. What does that mean? What is an intercessor? What is intercession? Ezekiel 22:30 is the verse...
Author: City of Refuge
Post
Hope Mobile Food Distribution, Saturday December 17th At Wilbur Watts Intermediate School
We are very excited to be able to be a sponsoring agency to bring a new program to Burlington from the Food Bank of South Jersey. The Hope Mobile is a 48 foot tractor trailer that brings emergency food to communities. The distribution contains meat, pasta, rice and canned goods that can provide 3 meals...
Post
2012 Harvest: Partners In Justice
Isaiah 56:1 says “This is what the LORD says: ‘Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.” In biblical terms justice and righteousness are the same. When Scripture tells us to maintain justice, it is not in the worldly sense of giving others...
Post
Restoring Order
Living with and for Jesus makes a major change in our lives, it changes the random to purposed and coincidence to planned. As we read the gospels we see many interactions in Jesus’ life that seem as if they don’t fit or don’t make sense or can simply be shrugged off as unimportant, but then...
Post
House of Prayer, Friday December 9th 7:00 PM
God has given us a vision for the planting of a House of Prayer in Burlington City, a place where worship and prayer would never cease and where God would be constantly glorified for His greatness, His beauty and His great love. The House of Prayer is not a place for needs to be poured...
Post
The book of Romans, Wednesday December 14th 7:00 PM
Join us a we study the book of Romans throughout 2011. We will be meeting every other Wednesday night to study this important New Testament letter verse by verse. Our next class will cover Romans 12 and will meet on Wednesday, December 14th from 7:00 PM -8:30 PM at 18 East Broad Street, Burlington, NJ 08016. We...
Post
2012 Harvest: Partners in Promise
Our theme for 2012 is Harvest, becoming partners in God’s promises. John 4 tells us about Jesus’ interaction with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. This interaction begins with Jesus asking for a drink of water and ends with many from a Samaritan city putting their faith in Jesus as the Messiah. In the passage I believe that we see...
Post
Closing out the “Year to Increase”; Sleeping From Sorrow
Today’s message is much different from our usual sermons. In this week’s message we closed out our 2011 year plan called the “Year to Increase”. The message begins with several people sharing their stories from the year. For many, 2011 was a year of sorrow, a year in which there was loss and difficulty. Those sorrows...
Post
Special Service with Trevor Galpin of Fatherheart Ministries, Thursday, December 8th
We are excited to be able to join with First Christian Assembly for a joined service on Thursday, December 8th at 7:00. Trevor Galpin of Fatherheart Ministries in New Zealand will be ministering at this service. Trevor and his wife Linda are the coordinators of Fatherheart World, a network of friends who share the revelation of the...
Post
Clothing Closet Open House, Saturday, December 3rd
On Saturday, December 3rd , from 9:00 AM-12:00 NOON, we will be opening the Clothing Closet at our ministry building at 18 East Broad Street, Burlington. The clothing closet will provide free clothing for all ages to those in the community that are in need. All of the clothing available is gently used but still in...