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Prayer Corner 
Please pray for the FourteenSix Youth Group. Our
new leadership team is dedicated to encouraging our youth to take the next step
in their spiritual maturity and provide outreach opportunities for our kids.
It's a challenging task, prepping the lessons, mentoring the kids and staying
interesting in a culture where kids are bombarded by 10,000 temptations every
day. Pray that God will give wisdom to our leadership team (Loway, Julie and
Scott). Pray that God will inspire our kids to get active in the group. Pray
that God will attract more kids to hear His message of real life. Take a minute
and pray right now....
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This Coming Sunday, August 16, 2009
The mark of being a true follower of Jesus is real love. Jesus said "by
this will all men know that you are my disciples when you love one another".
But have you ever experienced someone coming down on you because you don't wear
a shirt and tie to Sunday service? Or maybe you go to church on the wrong day
of the week? Or worse, you celebrate Easter and Christmas which we all know are
pagan holidays in Christian clothes! Hmm, I don't know about YOU...but this kind
of thinking misses the point of Jesus coming in the first place. On the other
hand, there are some folks who continue to live no different from unbelievers
while still professing to be Christians. Where do you draw the line? The Holy
Spirit, speaking through the apostle Paul, wants us to be free in Jesus but
know the difference. In Colossians 2: 16 - 23 we're going to understand some
more about this issue with a study called "Relationship vs. Regulations".
See ya Sunday....
Coming up....
- August 30 - Colossians 3: 1 - 4 "Stinkin'
Thinkin' "
- September
6 - Colossians 3: 5 - 11 "Remodel"
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A Word of Encouragement 
1 John 3: 18 - 20 (The Message)
My dear children,
let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. 19 This
is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality.It's also the way to shut down debilitating
self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our
worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
The only real power the Devil has over us is lies and
fear. Often we listen to his lies about how pathetic we are, how we've done
this or that or, worse, how we just don't measure up to what someone else is
doing in their family or their church. We join into this lie with
self-criticism and the temptation to quit even trying to live a life pleasing
to God becomes overwhelming. But notice how "practicing real love" results in
two things: assurance that we really do belong to God and this practice defeats
our tendency, magnified by our self-criticism, toward apathy. When I feel like
maybe God is just "done" with me and when I feel reminded of my many, many
faults I need to remind myself (and the Devil) that the Bible says "I can do
ALL things through Christ who strengthens me". And then, to further defeat this
depressing, heavy feeling I need to get busy in the service of other folks. The
love spoken of in this verse is a practical, hands-on effort toward seeking the
highest and best interest of others, even at our own expense. When you
volunteer in the children's ministry, take food to a sick person, take time out
to pray with a hurting friend or get involved as an usher, with a sincere heart
that is not self-seeking (that's REAL love), then God WILL begin to speak
assurance into your heart.
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WorshipVibes
 by Jamie Brees
God Is Looking For You!
I have heard many people say they are trying to find God or waiting for
Him to show up in their lives. There are certainly times when we feel
like God is far from us, usually when we are struggling with something
and we feel like God doesn't hear us. Even King David felt this way at
times. In Psalm 10:1 he wrote, "Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why
do you hide yourself in times of trouble?"
But is God really far off? Is He really hiding from us? Consider this
verse: "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers
will
worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of
worshipers the Father seeks (emphasis
mine)" (John 4:23). Jesus told the Samaritan woman that if you are a
true worshiper of the Father - if you worship in spirit and truth -
then He is actually seeking you!
The next time you feel that God is far off and hiding from you, then
maybe it's time to stop looking for Him and start worshiping Him. Then
He will come and find you!
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You can read more on this topic and others on the WorshipVibes blog. Feel free to leave your comments and to suggest further topics.
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Thank You
Thank you, Women's Ministry volunteers, for
putting together a women's prayer night (including actually washing each
other's feet - neat). It is so exciting to see a ministry flourish and bless so
many people. Keep up the fantastic work ladies, you rock
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Operation New Neighbor
We're about to start a new phase sending out
invitations to new addresses from July and August. We are in continual need of
envelopes, paper and non-profit stamps. If you would like to donate some of
these items, please contact me at: Tim@fourteensix.com
Thanks,
Tim Juillet
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Operation Mailer
WE NEED YOUR
HELP - AND WE'RE NOT ASHAMED TO SAY WE NEED IT NOW.
Your help is critical. Our September 1st
deadline fast approaches. If you can give above your regular giving and
designate that amount separately in a giving envelope or through the PayPal
account here on this e-letter, we can raise what we need and get the mailer out
on time.
If you
can help, please use our PayPal account (see below) or contact the church office
info@fourteensix.com.
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Vision
Practical
outreach is so needed in our community. There are so many advertisements, sales
calls and commercials in the air it can be difficult to breath. So how can we
speak to a jaded culture with the message of the free gift of Jesus? By
offering a free gift. Our small groups are committed to developing, planning
and executing a "servant evangelism" outreach at least once per quarter, per
group - this will eventually translate into at least one event per month. We
use free car washes, giveaways at parks, free concerts, free gift wrapping
during the Christmas season and other such events to create conversation
opportunities where we can share the good news of Jesus. It's exciting, it
happening and you can be part of it - get involved in your small group today.
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Special Announcements
Monday - Friday, Small Groups. Our new
semester for weeknight small groups has started. Get involved this week - info
at the info table Sunday.
Monday,
Aug 24, Christianity 101: The Basics of the Christian Faith in 8 weeks. You
may miss a week and still participate. Eric and Lexy's house.
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Signing Off
Our E-letter is getting to be an "E-blog" or maybe
an "E-book". But it's all good, all designed to encourage you every week and
keep you informed about what God is doing at FourteenSix. I hope you read this
every week and I hope it blesses you. Keep praying that God will empower you in
your inner person to live a life that pleases Him. Keep praying that God will
open your eyes to opportunities to really love those around you - in doing so
you will find, as I have, a deep assurance in God and a renewed desire to be
about the business of His kingdom.
"Over and out"....
Sincerely,
Pastor Pat |
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