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Prayer Corner
Please pray for Dan Marks (my uncle). Uncle Dan is in the hospital with a bowel obstruction and infection. Please pray that his body will mend itself. Pray that God would miraculously heal him. Pray that God will guide the doctors who need to perform a major surgery on him and pray for the Marks family in general as we juggle between faith and fear. Take a minute and pray right now... |
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This Coming Sunday, November 1, 2009
During his missionary journeys, the Apostle Paul made a habit of going to the local synagogue first and reasoning with the Jews from the scriptures why Jesus was the long awaited Messiah. But Paul approached the non-Jewish people of the region a completely different way. He didn't change the message or water it down he simply packaged it in a way that was understandable to the listener. It is no different today. When Paul spoke to the Jews they understood the authority of the scriptures but when he spoke to non-Jews he used logic and reason as a means of introducing the Bible. We cannot assume the average person in our city has the least understanding of our scriptures so let's learn what it means to use "Salty Speech" as we continue our study of Colossians from Chapter 4 verses 5 and 6. See ya Sunday....
Coming up....
- November 8 - Colossians 4:7-14 "Real History"
- November 15 - Colossians 4:16-18 "Fulfill Your Destiny"
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A Word of Encouragement
 "Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
" John 4:35 (NKJV)
Jesus went on in this
passage to encourage us to pray for workers in the harvest fields because the "harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." In our culture today, it is so
easy to get caught up in the unimportant. Whether or not I have the latest and
greatest toys in my garage is nothing in comparison to the eternal destinies of
my neighbors. I need to pray that I am one of the workers instead of just one
of the observers. But what can I do?
Notice it says "workers" not "evangelists" or "pastors". This simple word includes any person who is willing
to put in an effort toward the harvest. Maybe the thought of sharing Jesus with
someone makes you shake in your shoes - but do you know someone God is gifted
with boldness? Maybe you could help them by hosting a Bible study in your home
where they could use their skills with the people you invite. You could invite
everyone you know to a free potluck at your house and your friend with the gift
of boldness (but not the gift of hospitality) could flourish. Or maybe you
could organize making and delivering meals to women in your neighborhood who
just had a baby. Could you simply invite people you meet to church on a Sunday
morning? Did you know that 88% of new conversions to Christ happen because a
new convert was personally invited to church by someone they knew? You don't
have to be a Pastor to be a "worker" - you just have to be willing.
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Thank You
Thank you Loway and Julie
Shammas and Scott and Stephanie McAllister for their dedication to leading our
youth outreach. Each week this dedicated team puts together focused teaching
for our youth, encourages and mentors our teens and provides challenge and
vision. We're blessed to have these 4 lead our youth and I'm confident they
will continue to do great things for God. Thanks guys.
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Vision
Developing a culture of
missions is important toward fulfilling the vision of discipleship that God has
given us at FourteenSix. We need to get out of our comfort zones and into the
harvest fields. For some of us, that may mean sacrificing our cable bill and
sending the money to a missionary instead (if you're interested, we have
several you can help because even $20 a month helps on the mission field). For
others, that will mean joining us on a short-term missions project. Our next
missions project is scheduled for November 2010. As the Lord wills, we plan to
take a team to Puerto Penasco, Mexico
and build a home for a poor family. This is part of our determination to be
doers, not just hearers, of God's call.
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Special Announcements: CELEBRATE with us!
Sunday, November 1 - FourteenSix Family Potluck Kingswood Park Come celebrate with us right after church service for some food, fellowship and fun together as a family. Call Martha for details and what to bring at (623) 221-3071.
Saturday, November 7 - Women's Breakfast 8 a.m. at Paradise Bakery
Saturday, November 14 - Men's Power Breakfast 7 a.m. at Desert Palms Coffee Shop
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