Sacred Assembly 2015

Please mark your dates for our annual Sacred Assembly!
Saturday, 19th September 2015, 12 noon - 4 pm

Focus/Thank/Confess/Listen

This is an annual event at the ICF when we come together before God. 
We spend time together

• To focus on God
  
• To praise and thank Him 
  
• To ask forgiveness where needed
  
• To listen to Him 
  
• To seek to discern what God may be saying to us.
  

In the Old Testament there were special times when God’s people came together before God. Sacred Assemblies were times for God’s people to confess and turn from their sins. It was an opportunity to appreciate again God’s grace and faithfulness, and to return to Him in faithful love and obedience.

In the New Testament there is much about renewing our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Over the years God has reminded the ICF of His priorities and has sometimes given us new convictions and challenges. The Sacred Assembly has often been an important part of God’s leading, and an encouragement to us both individually and together.  Often the Sacred Assembly has set the tone and direction for the year ahead.

Our present priorities came out of the Sacred Assembly.

We believe these are key priorities for us:

• Being Deeply Rooted in the One True God.
  
• Living Together in Unity and Connectedness.
  
• Reaching Out through natural connections.
  

We seek to come with openness to God so He can set His agenda.

We encourage all members of the ICF to aim to come to the Sacred Assembly this year. We trust and believe that as we come together before Him He will be present with us to challenge, encourage and bless. In our busy activism, it is an important and wonderful thing to simply spend time with our Heavenly Father.

How can we prepare for a Sacred Assembly?

Pray…

• That we would be hungry for God, and genuinely open to Him.
  
• Against things that could stop us listening to God- over business,    distractions, wrong motives,etc.
  
• That we would be open to where we are falling short as a church- that we would take responsibility together.
  
• That we would be encouraged together- as we focus on God’s faithfulness and grace.
  
• That we would really want to respond to God, and be willing to do things that may be costly and difficult.
  
• For a willingness to listen with an open mind and heart to one another.
  
• That we would be given wisdom and discernment.
  
• For the ICF Council as they reflect on the Sacred Assembly and spend time away together on retreat afterwards.
  
• That we would make efforts to be reconciled to others, if needed, before we meet together.
  
• That we would experience the presence of God with us.
  

Please aim to join us. Your presence will make a real difference!