Ouch, But True

When the story of your life isn't going your way, ask "What's God doing here?" -Paul Miller, A Praying Life

This was taken from a friend at FB.

Friends

True friends are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself, don't think you've done a permanent job.

Never criticize or condemn - or it will come back on you. Go easy on others; then they will do the same for you. Luke 6:37 TLB

The Picture Says It All

Local Call

A man in Topeka, Kansas decided to write a book about churches around the country. He started by flying to San Francisco and worked east from there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued by a sign which read: "$10,000 a minute." Seeking out the Pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The Pastor explained that the golden phone was, in fact, a direct line to Heaven and if he paid the price he could talk directly to God. The man thanked the Pastor and continued on his way. As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Greensboro, Tampa and all around the United States, he found more phones with the same sign and got the same answer from each Pastor.Finally, he arrived in Texas. Upon entering a church in Dallas, behold, he saw the usual golden telephone. But this time, the sign read: "Calls: 35 cents." Fascinated, he asked to talk to the Pastor."Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each church I have found this golden telephone. I have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to God, but, in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads 35 cents. Why?" The Pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Texas now... It's a local call."

Three

Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. Philippians 4:6-7

Don't worry, be happy.

If we fill our hours with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, we have no today in which to be thankful.

Healer

Check this out. Powerful Story and Song

Freedom - Luke 4:14-19

14Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. 17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

18"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners

and recovery of sight for the blind,

to release the oppressed,

19to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

Luke 4:14-19

Freedom - Galatians 5:13-15

13You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. 14The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." 15If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. Galatians 5:13-15

C-KID & M-FUGE SCHEDULE 2009

C-KID SCHEDULE
OpeningDay
Registration 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Dinner 5:30
Opening Activities 6:30
In Room 10:15
Lights Out 10:30
Day 1- Day 3
Breakfast 7:30 am
Quiet Time w/Church Group 8:30
I Can’t Wait . . . 9:00
Bible Study/Recreation 9:30
Recreation/Bible Study 10:50
Lunch 12:00 pm
Track A 1:15
Track B 2:45
Hang Time 4pm
Dinner 5:30
Worship 6:30
Church Group Time 7:30
Party 8:30
In Room 10:15
Lights Out 10:30
ClosingDay
Breakfast/Quiet Time 7:30 am
Load Buses 8:30
Bible Study 8:45
Closing Celebration 9:15 am
Churches Depart 10:15

M-FUGE SCHEDULE
Opening Day
1:00 - 4:00pm Registration
5:00pm Dinner
6:30pm Opening Night Activities
11:00pm In Rooms
11:30pm Lights Out
Full Days of Camp 1, 2, and 4
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am
Quiet Time / Bible Study
9:15am The AM Show
10:00am Ministry Sites
3:00pm Hang Time
5:00pm Dinner
6:30pm Worship
8:00pm Church Group Devotion
10:00pm Night Life
10:30pm Hang Time
11:00pm In Rooms
11:30pm Lights Out
Full Day of Camp 3(for a typical Monday – Saturday camp this would be Thursday)*Morning Schedule is the same as Full Day Schedule
3:00pm Extended Free Time in the City
9:00pm Worship
10:15pm Church Group Devotion
11:00pm In Rooms
11:30pm Lights Out
Closing Day
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Quiet Time / Bible Study
9:15am Closing Celebration
10:30am Leave for Home

5:45 and 8:45 AM

This morning students and adults left at 5:45 AM for Mission Fuge (M-Fuge) in Philadelphia, PA. They were excited and ready to get to Philly. Please be in prayer for the group this week. Visit M-Fuge for the schedule and what ministry will be taking place during the week.

Children and adults left at 8:45 AM for Centri-Kid (C-Kid) in Lynchburg, VA. They were excited and ready to begin a fun and Christ filled week at C-Kid. Visit C-Kid for more info.

Please pray for both of these groups. Pray that they all will be drawn closer to God. Pray that they will grow in their relationship with God and that they will better understand God's love for them and how important they are to God and others.

Freedom - Word Of God

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come. Luke 4:18-19 (Jesus)

So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. Galatians 5:1

For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 5:13-14

16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. 18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.
19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God. 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:16-22

Happy 4th - Freedom

Def. of Freedom

Synonyms of Freedom

Three

Gentle words bring life and health; griping brings discouragement. Proverbs 15:4

Learn to say kind things - nobody ever resents them.

Smile at someone today and say, "hello."