Cornerstone Manor
September 10, 2009
In Luke 4:16-19 when Jesus read in the synagogue in Nazareth He turned to the following scripture from Isaiah and read:
18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,”
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
Jesus gave us a clear example of who was a priority for Him to reach out to, and how He might do so.
I am reminded how He then gave the great commission to the disciples in Matthew 28:19: “‘Go therefore’ and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Every 2nd Friday of every month we are seeking to do just that for the women and children of the Cornerstone Manor Women’s shelter. We host two separate but similar ministries. First we feed a snack to all the residents of the Manor, then the children remain upstairs to attend the Cornerstone Kids program where we tell them Bible stories, sing songs with them, and do arts and crafts or play games with them.
Meanwhile the Ladies come down for our Chapel service where we lift Him up in songs and in praise and present the living water of His word to the women. Many stay after for prayer and with questions for us. This is a wonderful ministry and an extension arm of the church as we seek to go into the world (OK maybe just Buffalo) to be an instrument God can use to change lives.
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