Church notes - 8th February 2026

8th
Prayer point
Christian communities in Nigeria - people being abducted from church services at gunpoint!
Isaiah 40:31

1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 18

Ephesians 2:11 - 22

Acts 19

Alienation
- from God our Creator
- from one another

Gentiles being alienated from Jews.

vs 15, 16

God''s new society.
Reconciliation has been achieved through Jesus.

Alienation
- "You're different from me and I resent you for it."

Hence divsion occurs.

vs 14

vs 19
Members of God's household.

No longer alienation but reconciliation.

What dictates behaviour?
"You're different from me and I resent you for it."

Or

vs 14
'For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.' NLT

Church notes in February 2026 so far

1st February: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Church-notes-1st-February-2026-1293660560

8th February: https://www.deviantart.com/brenorenz/journal/Church-notes-8th-February-2026-1296392922