Westminster needs God
June Briefing
An introduction to Trinity Church Westminster in under 1 minute
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What does Westminster need?
In short Westminster needs God. It needs the grace of the Triune God of the Bible. It does not ‘need’ this church plant, but our prayer is that the Lord might allow us to play a small part in serving his purposes, for his glory, in Westminster. What might that look like?
Worship
Central to Westminster is Parliament. And speaking to a Christian who works in Parliament a fews weeks ago, he reminded us that ‘you need a Whitfield before there is a Wilberforce.’ Absolutely, Christian public servants can seek to go about their work as Christianly as possible for the public good. But real transformation will only come as Westminster aligns itself with the reality of our world, and people turn to worship Jesus as Lord. The foreign policy of heaven can be found in Psalm 2:
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 2:10-12
And as we worship God when we gather together on a Sunday and in every area of our daily lives, our aim is to call Westminster to join in that worship, to take refuge in the Son, and to live under his rule.
Witness
Which leads straight on to being a witness. We want to publicly testify to the ‘wonderful works of God’ centering on the Lord Jesus’s life, death, resurrection and rule (Acts 2:11), which is how people have opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel. And, with the word of God, bear witness against evils which have the potential to drag our nation further into the darkness. For example with the assisted suicide bill raising its head once again: 'Assisted suicide legislation set to return to Westminster'.
Wisdom
And that will require being saturated with the wisdom of God, in the pages of Scripture. The Psalms tell us, ‘Blessed is the man… [whose] delights in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.’ Our aim is to teach, harken to, and obey the whole counsel of God so that we can enjoy knowing God and his wisdom in every area of life. This will both instruct our whole life worship of him, and we pray, will be a witness to the watching world, as has always been the aim of God’s people:
“Keep [the statutes and rules] and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’”
Deuteronomy 4:6
Don’t miss: Our FINAL prayer and planning meeting THIS SUNDAY
We will gather in our venue on Castle Lane this Sunday at 15:45-17:00 to hear more about the plans and to pray for Trinity Church Westminster. Please join us, if you would like to consider joining the team, or if you would like to support us in prayer. Here are some action shots from our previous meetings:
Please pray
The Lord would continue to gather just the right people for the launch team
That we would be a church that faithfully worships, witnesses and lives out the wisdom of God
That the trustees and others helping us, would be wise in setting up various aspects of the church
That as we launch a wider public presence on social media this month, the Lord might use that to connect with people whom we might partner with, and reach others with the gospel
That the Lord would provide all we need practically and financially