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Prayer Corner
Please pray for Pastor Brian
Shaw, Senior Pastor at Hope
Community Church
of the Nazarene here in Surprise, along with his family. Please pray that God would cover him and his family with comfort this day. Also
please pray for their exciting news concerning growth and building on a plot of land. Building takes time and funds so we want to pray that God will bless their
efforts to continue to be a blessing in our town as they prepare to build. Take
a minute and pray right now....
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This Coming Sunday, September 13, 2009
Colossians
teaches us to take off the old man and put on the new. But what are the
practical ways we put on the new man? We've learned that the new man is
"renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who create him" so
obviously we've got to continually learn more about how to put on His image.
This Sunday we're going to look at Colossians 3:12-14 with a message titled
"Godly Fashion Sense" to understand a little more what it means to put on the
new man. See ya Sunday....
Coming up....
- September 20 - Colossians 3:15-17 "In All You Do"
- September 27 - Colossians 3:18-22 "Family Portrait"
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A Word of Encouragement
Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your
great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. Jeremiah 32:17 (NKJV)
Sometimes life can come at
us fast, hard and ugly. It seems like our problems surround us on every side
and we can't see a way out. It is at times like these that we need to remember
who we believe in and what that should mean.
The God of the Bible said
"let there be light" and light energy exploded across the emptiness of space
and time. He formed that energy, by His own will, into all the elements of the
universe, formed it into stars and galaxies and planets and people. He knew
every detail, down to the tiniest part of an atom and anyone who chances to
look can see that only He could have made it. Can anyone really explain why DNA
is optically pure, the odds of which are 1 times 10 to the 40,000th
power - a number so huge you could not count it in 30 billion years? So, if God
can make our DNA, surely He can guide us through our problems. We've just got
to get hold of who we work for and then everything that troubles us just looks
too silly to worry about in comparison.
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WorshipVibes
 by Jamie Brees
Jump Start Your Day
Need a spiritual jump start? The best way to do that is to
open your Bible and start reading. I know, it's the last thing you feel like
doing when you're spiritually "down," but just the act of taking in God's Word is
probably the best "chicken soup" for the soul there is.
Start off by praying the prayer David prayed - "Open my eyes
that I may see wonderful things in your law" (Psalm 119:18). - and then begin
anywhere. Try reading a psalm of thanksgiving and praise, like Psalm 136. Then
make your own psalm of praise and thanksgiving, remembering all the things that
God has done in your life. Be liberal with your praise; He deserves even more
than you can think of to say.
If you still need some more motivation and you have a few
extra minutes and some privacy, turn down the lights and close your eyes while
listening to your favorite worship CD. Don't try to do anything; just allow the
words to speak for you, quietly agreeing with them in your heart.
A few minutes spent aligning your heart with God's can save
you many more later in the day. It's worth the time!
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You can read more at the WorshipVibes blog. Feel free to leave your comments and to suggest further topics.
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Thank You
Thank you Bonnie Halley for aggressively beginning our search
for a permanent facility to lease. We all know this could be a LONG process but
Bonnie has already searched out and shown us a number of properties. We are
very encouraged that as the church grows we will be able to find the place God
has for us to lease. Thank you for all your hard work.
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Operation New Neighbor
 We've sent out another batch of invitations
directed at new address changes in the city of Surprise. We are in need of some more
volunteers to hand address envelopes for this project. If you would like to
help with this ministry, please contact me at: Tim@fourteensix.com
Thanks,
Tim Juillet |
Operation Mailer
Now that we have an extra four
months to get ready for the next mailer we're going to launch some new fundraisers. We're also going to set our sights a little higher and try to send out
30,000 invitations to our church in January. Keep this in prayer.
If you
can help, please use our PayPal account (see below) or contact the church office
info@fourteensix.com.
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Vision
It's the 21st
century and we need to be up to date with technology. It is our vision to offer
our messages both as pod-casts and eventually with live streaming on a Sunday
morning. To this end, Jamie the amazing-techno-genius-worship Pastor
extraordinaire is working on a complete website re-design that will include
pod-casts (and be fully capable of video streaming once we are able to purchase
a video camera and tri-pod). Stay tuned: the new website should be up and exciting
by September 20th.
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Special Announcements
 Saturday, September 12 - Men's Power Breakfast - 7 a.m. Desert Palms Coffee Shop.
Saturday, September 19 - Jennifer Brees' Baby Shower 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Come join us to celebrate a new life that our Lord has created. Held at Melissa Marks' house, 15820 N. 168th Lane, Surprise, AZ 85388. Jennifer is registered at Babies 'R' Us and Target.
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