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Becky's big event is coming in two weeks. She'll be the "Celebrity Author" at the book fair at Nugget Hill in Wayland on Saturday June 13th. The book fair will benefit the Lighthouse Church Building fund. I can't wait to see what God is going to do with her book. He inspired her to write it. Please come and support her and the church if you can.
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Further Reading
Brian Mclaren discusses Jesus' message in a unique way and is especially interesting in describing the Kingdom of God. |
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Luke 22: 39-46 NIV
(39) Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. (40) On reaching the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation." (41) He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, Even Jesus needed to get alone to talk with our Father. Theologians over the centuries have argued about how much of Jesus is God and how much is human. The conclusion of the western church is that He is fully divine and fully human. It's one of those ideas that we just can't really get our brain around and is therefore classified as a mystery of God. (42) "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." (43) An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. (44) And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. The human in Jesus clearly passes the test here as He surrenders to the will of the Father. It's interesting here that even after an angel from heaven strengthened Him, He was in such anguish that sweated blood. Look at what He did when He was so stressed - He "prayed more earnestly." Think there's a lesson there? (45) When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. (46) "Why are you sleeping?" he asked them. "Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation." Only after the resurrection did the disciples have a clue what Jesus was doing. How much worse is it for us to fall asleep - or ignore the will of God for us - since we know what Jesus did and does. Remember too that He doesn't love His disciples less when they fall asleep, but it sure doesn't please Him. |
Questions?
Please e-mail me with any questions about today's scripture message or anything related to the Bible or Christianity.
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 Announcements
Lighthouse Wesleyan Church will have
Sunday service at the Property on Main street under the Tent at 10AM. If weather is bad check your e-mail for updates.
I'd love to see you there!
My Wife Wrote a Book!(I'm so proud of her!) Check it out on AMAZONWE NEED YOUR OLD BOOKS FOR THE BOOK FAIR
There will be a book fair at Nugget Hill in Wayland on 6/12 - 6/13/09 to benefit the building of Lighthouse Wesleyan Church. Anyone who has books to donate please contact Brad Brown at brad@nuggethill.com
or call 585-728-5496. He will pick them up if necessary. The donations are tax deductible.
PLEASE COME TO NUGGET HILL ON SATURDAY JUNE 13TH TO SUPPORT LIGHTHOUSE WESLEYAN CHURCH AND MY WONDERFUL WIFE! :0)
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Prayer Requests
Please pray for Daniel Speers and family. He is an 8yr old boy with a brain tumor from my Aunt's church in Pittsburgh
Please pray for Sally, my Aunt's neighbor's sister, who has breast cancer.
Sheila Fairbrother asks for prayer for Marie Margeson on the prayer request
list.....as she is still undergoing Radiation. Pray that the
radiation treatments help her to recover from her breast cancer 100%
and Dear God please give Marie the awakeness she needs as she is
already feeling the sleepy side affects from her treatment. Amen
Please pray for Jo Sylor's brother Fred who's had a heart transplant and possibly strokes. Especially pray for God's financial provision.
Please pray for the Kent family from Buena Vista Church who lost their Father to a farm accident last week.
Please pray that Heather, Laura, and Ashley, three 19 year olds that Becky met in Walmart, come to know the Love of Jesus.
Please pray for Cody who is having a difficult time over the death of his grandfather.
Please
pray for Pastor Rob and Cheryl and all of us at Lighthouse Wesleyan
Church as we seek God's wisdom in how best to serve Jesus.
Pray for Kay. Bill has gone to be with the Lord leaving a grieving wife and family. He got sick and went down very quickly. Pray for peace and strength and healing for wife Kay.
Please pray that a special friend and patient who has terrible Panic Attacks would know the peace of Jesus in a powerful way.
"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (Matthew 6:6 NIV) Please e-mail your prayer requests to me and I will post them here. |
Praises and Answers
Sheila had a beautiful baby girl "Makayla Jayden-Rose" and I got to deliver it! Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles.
God is opening doors for Becky to share the message of hospitality through the book that He asked her to write.
The Lord has opened the door for my son Josh and I to go to Guatemala in August on a mission trip.
About 20 men and boys gave their lives to Christ at Men's adventure Weekend on 5/15/09.
James 4:10 NIV Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. |
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