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Prayer Corner
Let's pray this week for Westgate Community
Friends Church
and Pastor Chris Wagner. Westgate Friends church is similar to FourteenSix in
their expository preaching style. They teach salvation by faith alone, in
Christ alone so we are family. Pray that the Lord will inspire Chris as he
prepares to teach the word. Pray that their elder board will make wise
decisions as they consider a facility purchase. Take a minute and pray right
now...
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Vision
On Sunday, May 9th, we celebrate "Family
Day" at FourteenSix. We will still have morning worship songs and a message but
everything will be shorter to give us more time for fun and fellowship in the
park with our kids. We're doing this to help integrate our children's ministry
into the rest of our time together. Come on out on May 9th - it'll
be a lot of fun.
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This Coming Sunday, May 1, 2010
The history of the Bible is
the history of individual people from every walk of life: slaves, common
workers & princes. The good, the bad and yes...the ugly too. This tells us
that God is as willing to work through the common person as He is willing to
work through the important and the learned. God has chosen each of us and if we
cooperate with His call, mighty things can be done for our King. This is true
of us even though we might not be influential or history changing people. Come
and discover what it means to be "chosen" as we study Mark 3: 7 - 21....See ya
Sunday. Coming up.... May 9 Matthew 18: 4 - 5 "Enter the Kingdom" Family
Day: service ENDS at 11 a.m. for games and fellowship in the park. May 16 Mark 3: 22 - 30 "A House Divided"
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A Word of Encouragement
2 Timothy 3: 16
All scripture is
given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness.
The word "inspiration" used
here literally means "God breathed." Paul is not telling us that writers over
the years had good "religious inspirations" and wrote them down. Instead, Paul
is telling us that God literally breathed into people His truth like a flute player
breathes into the instrument to produce the sound. In addition, this word also
tells us that God didn't just give some people His philosophy on life and then
left town. The same powerful, dynamic, creative energy God put into the writing
of His word remains there today. To understand what this means, think again
about music. Music can still emotionally speak to us hundreds of years after
the composer who wrote a melody has died. The "power" of the music remains in
the composition and can still be useful to stir us to action or tears. In a
similar way, God has breathed into the words of the Bible a composition that
can transform the soul, a melody so beautiful no symphony ever dreamed of could
come close. The power of this melody will never diminish, never grow old in the
hearing and can always transform us - if we are willing to truly hear it.
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Future Quest
Please continue to pray for
our advertising team as we begin meeting with area youth and senior pastors to
spread the word about Future Quest. By the way, this conference also features
practical workshops designed to give kids inspiration, encouragement and
practical tools they can use to strengthen their faith. We plan workshops on
many topics including "How to talk to your Mormon friends", "Going deep" and
"Evolution vs. Creation".
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Thank You
Thank you Lexy French for
doing all of the research required to contact churches about Future Quest. In
addition to all her research work, Lexy agreed to be our submission person for
our advertising program. Thanks Lexy.
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Special Announcements
The
Truth Project - men's ministry, Monday nights at Joe Corea's house. You can still join
us at 7 p.m. for this fantastic Focus on the Family production. Women's
ministry begins the Truth Project on Tuesday evening, May 4th.
Saturday,
May 1st - women's ministry
breakfast 9 a.m. at Denny and Betty's house.
Saturday,
May 8th - men's Power Breakfast 7 a.m. at Desert Palms coffee shop.
Sunday,
May 9th - Family Day. Shortened service, family games in the park, goodies = priceless.
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