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Prayer Corner
Let's pray for Hope Community
Church this week and
Pastor Brian Shaw. Hope is in the process of building a new sanctuary less than
two blocks north of Greenway on Reems and selling their current facility behind
the Safeway on Reems and Grand. Let's pray for Pastor Brian and the board at
Hope as they take this big step of faith.
Let's also pray that God will pour out His Spirit on
Future Quest so that kids will have a powerful encounter with God...
And let's also pray that God will provide the
resources we need for our children's ministry...
Take a minute and pray right now...
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This Coming Sunday, May 9, 2010
Jesus said we need to be
like a little child to enter into the Kingdom of God.
But there is a difference between being "like a child" and being "childish". It
is a proven fact that the vast majority of decisions to follow Christ begin
prior to age 18. What is it about this age group that is so interesting to God?
What do we need to do to become "like a child" in the way Jesus meant? This
Sunday is "Family Day" where we celebrate Mother and family. The message and
music will be shorter so we can all enjoy a potluck and games in the park. Come
on out and experience Family Day...See ya Sunday. Coming up.... May 16 Mark 3: 22 - 30 "A House Divided" May 23 Mark 3: 31 - 35 "Real family"
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A Word of Encouragement
Psalm 33:20 - 21
(NKJV)
Our soul waits for
the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
The one and only true God is
stunningly faith and reflecting on this truth can be vital to do when the chips
are down. Think about how consistently the sun rises and sets, the
gravitational constant keeps us all on the surface of the planet, the rain
falls and the stars shine. God set it all up to stay functioning and in order.
He can be trusted to care about our lives too. He is our help. He is our
shield.
What often happens is that
we focus our thinking on how badly we've been treated or how unfair our
situation has become or, worse, how we've given so much and everyone else just
doesn't notice. This sort of victim-hood leads to deeper and deeper
self-absorption. The cure is for our hearts to reflect deeply (this is what
meditation is) on the things we can see around us that demonstrate God's
constancy and care for creation. Since He cares enough to have created a system
that nourishes the greatest to the smallest of creatures, surely we can trust
Him with our own situation. At this point we have to make a choice of faith to
be thankful to Him for His character, even during the most difficult times. We
can find something to thank God for but we must search this out especially when
times are tough. When we do, we find that our chins lift a little higher
because the Lord is the "lifter of our heads".
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Future Quest
There is no way we can
communicate how much of an eternal impact Future Quest impact can have on kids.
With prayer and fasting beforehand, we are asking God to move in a powerful way
during these two days. Dynamic speakers, practical workshops, powerful worship
music and exciting concerts all combine to soften hearts to the word of God. We
have seen young people radically changed by this event in California and look forward to what God
wants to do here. Join us on June 28 and 29 - and even if you can't be here,
you can support Future Quest in prayer and by donating a $25 gift through the
Future Quest registration page. To make our budget we need 200 $25 dollar
gifts.
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Children's
Ministry
Our Children's Ministry is
about giving kids the skills and understanding needed to be true disciples of
Jesus. We are committed to seeing children able to communicate clearly what
following Jesus really means. We want to teach children what it means to
worship, to love reading and learning about the Bible and how to serve others.
Our goal is to develop our Children's Ministry into a full-fledged children's
church (the church within the church) by October 3rd.
NEEDED: a new trailer, projection screen, projector, laptop
computer, speakers and cables, basic PA system. If you can help, let us know.
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Youth
Ministry
The youth group leaders are
developing an interactive web page for the youth group that will be attached to
the 146church website. This interactive page is one more step in developing our
youth ministry toward greater impact with kids in our city.
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Special Announcements
The
Truth Project - men's ministry, Monday nights at Joe Corea's house. Women's ministry,
Tuesday evening, May 4th at Pat and Melissa'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.
Sunday,
May 16th - Baptism. Tom and Athena's house, 4 p.m. If you want to be baptized,
email us and we'll put you on the list.
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