Invocation for Little League 2025

Invocation at the Opening Day Ceremony of the North Forsyth Little League 2025

Our Father in heaven, may your name be praised in the highest. You are the great God, the Creator of all things, and the Savior of our souls.

We come to you with thanksgivings—for family, for community, for good weather, for sport. As these families look forward to another season of ball, I ask that you bless every household. We pray that many lessons are learned, that community is built, that physical exercise is gained, that protection from injury is given, and that there is a whole lot of fun. Bless this league and all who are involved.

Father, we ask that your grace be on every practice, on every game, on every player, on every team, and on every family.

And we pray all of these things through Christ Jesus the Lord, Amen.

Rural Hall, North Carolina

A Brief Summary of Maundy Thursday

A Brief Summary of Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday marks the night during Passion Week when the Lord Jesus gathered with his disciples in the Upper Room to observe the Passover. This gathering became known as the Last Supper. During the meal, two significant events happened that Christian churches throughout the centuries have remembered: the Lord washed his disciples’ feet, foreshadowing his voluntary and atoning death, and he instituted the Lord’s Supper, which we observe weekly to this day, eating bread and drinking the fruit of the vine in remembrance of his body and blood given for us.

 

Maundy is from the Latin word mandatum from which we get words like mandate or command. This is based on Christ’s new command which he delivers in the Upper Room on the night of the Last Supper. The Lord said in John 13:34, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” Maundy Thursday is a time to remember the events of the Lord’s last evening with his disciples in the Upper Room and the spiritual meal that he instituted. During this evening service, we consider the Passover, the love command, the Lord’s Supper, our own sinfulness, the holiness of God, the suffering and atoning death of our Savior and Lord, and the depths of the love of God.

Some Recommended Reading

Some Recommended Reading
 
Married Couples
Reforming Marriage by Douglas Wilson
 
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Tim and Kathy Keller
 
NKJV Study Bible (read biblical text and study notes, one book at a time)
 
Single, Young Adults
Biblical Courtship by Douglas Wilson
 
Water for My Camels by Paul Grimmond
 
Sex, Dating, and Relationships: A Fresh Approach by Hiestand and Thomas
 
Men
Thoughts for Young Men by J. C. Ryle
 
Concise Guide to Conservatism by Russell Kirk
 
Disciplines of a Godly Man by R. Kent Hughes
 
Women
Learning Contentment by Nancy Wilson
 
You Who? Why You Matter and How to Deal With It by Rachel Jankovic
 
Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home by Gloria Furman
 
Other Christian Literature for the Imagination
The Works of George MacDonald
 
The Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky
 
The Works of G. K. Chesterton
 
The Works of J. R. R. Tolkien
 
The Works of C. S. Lewis