Andrew and Rebekah Canavan
In our current Ephesians sermon series, Corona Presbyterian Church has been reminded often that the ordinary life of the church is the stage for the Lord’s work of new creation. We’ve also seen that in practice as people have stepped up for mercy ministry, for training in discipleship, and for opportunities to share the gospel with their neighbors. Our discipleship training course stands out as a particularly exciting development so far this year. We initially prayed for seven participants for a mid-week course on Bible study, prayer, and gospel-centered relationships. The Lord more than provided and we’ve ended up with eighteen participants! Please pray that this effort bears great fruit not only in the lives of participants but in their families and in the church. Please pray that the Lord would grow the mission work in maturity and in number. Like most churches in California, we’ve had a few recent bittersweet farewells as families relocate. As a church we are praying for five new families and three adult conversions and baptisms before the end of 2022. We are so thankful for our sister churches in the OPC and the many prayer supporters who stand with us. In Corona we have seen that the Lord is building his church, “the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.” (Ephesians 2:19–20)