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Prayer Corner
Our friends Jim and Jody MacArthur are moving into
their new home in Surprise. Moving is a PAIN so if you can help by meeting them
at 8 a.m. in Scottsdale (10115 E. Mountain View Rd #1039) or by meeting them at
their new home in Surprise at 10 a.m. (26158 N. Desert Mesa Dr) they would
greatly appreciate it. But if you can't help carry things, they could surely
use the prayer. Take a minute and pray right now...
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This Coming Sunday, May 30, 2010
They say a picture is worth
1,000 words - but only if the picture is accurate. What we pre-conceive in our
minds can be radically altered when we finally are confronted with a true
picture. In the same way, the world has a picture of what a Christian is but so
does the Bible. What should a Christian really look like? What can we do to
resemble that picture and why should we care to try? Come on out this week as
we study Colossians 3:18 with a message called "Agape"...See ya Sunday. Coming up.... June 6 Mark 4: 1 - 20 "The Sower" June 13 Mark 4: 21 - 29 "Lamp Seed"
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A Word of Encouragement
Numbers 20:12 (NKJV)
Then the Lord
spoke to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the
eyes of the children of Israel,
therefore you shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given
them."
The people of Israel were
complaining about a lack of water and God told Moses and Aaron to take the
leaders to a certain rock and "speak" to it, commanding it to give out water.
But Moses and Aaron were angry. They were tired of the complaints and the
issues and the threats from the people. Instead of obeying God, Moses struck
the rock with his rod instead of just speaking to it - and while God did create
the flow of water to care for the people, God was rightly angry with Moses for
not doing things the way God had instructed him. Moses' actions dishonored God
and made it seem that God was answering to Moses instead of the other way
round. God wasn't going to let that go.
But why, we wonder, does God
say "because you did not believe Me...?" That seems out of place. After all, how
could they NOT believe when they had the honor of being able to hear God's
audible voice? Did they suddenly think they were having a hallucination? Not
only that, after Moses hit the rock - the water still appeared, so how could
they be unbelieving? Why does God say, "because you did not believe Me...?"
We can better understand
this when we consider the fact that Satan certainly intelligently believes in
the existence of God. God is no hallucination to the Devil. He doesn't doubt
God's reality for a moment. In fact, Satan himself "believes" in the existence
and power of God too. So what God is really teaching us here is that "belief"
means OBEDIENCE. God is saying, "To believe in Me means to obey Me. Just saying
you "believe" is meaningless if you do not do what I tell you to do."
There are so many people who
say they believe in God yet do not do what He says in and with their lives.
This means that they are really unbelievers from God's perspective. If we say
we believe in Jesus and do not do what He says we are lying - to ourselves, to
God and to the people around us. To believe means to obey - and nothing less.
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Future Quest
www.futurequestaz.info
Dates of IMPORTANCE: Future Quest Leadership Meetings every Wednesday in June 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd at Tom and Athena's house at 6 p.m. AREA LEADERS - PLEASE DON'T MISS THESE MEETINGS.
Also, JR Lanway is leading the charge
to get flyers and posters into as many businesses as possible here in Surprise.
If you would like to volunteer to contact businesses, make copies of flyers and
deliver them, talk to JR on Sunday or contact him via email at jrlanway@yahoo.com
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Children's
Ministry
Family
Day was an amazing time of fun,
fellowship, and food! Thanks so much for all that attended and all that helped
to make it an awesome event! We have several more upcoming activities that we
would like you to mark your calendars for:
June 5th- Veggie Tale Night
at Chic-Fil-A
August 29th- Back to school event for kiddos
October 9th- Outreach in the
park
November 21st- Thanksgiving Play
December 19th- Christmas Play
As you can see, the Lord is
doing exciting work with and through our youth! (We promise there will be
more to come on these events, this is just a heads up. In the meantime, if you
have any questions, or would like to volunteer to help out please see Sam Foster).
This month our ministry will
be focusing on patience. We encourage you to talk with your child about what
they have learned and help them to apply it throughout the week.
Lastly, we are in need of
more teachers! If you feel the Lord is putting it on your heart to step up,
please let us know! We would love for you to join the team.
Donations needed:
Gently used toys for the
nursery
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Youth
Ministry
Several of our youth were
baptized May 16. Please pray that God will continue to bless these young people
as they commit their lives to following Jesus.
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Special Announcements
The
Truth Project - Men's ministry, Monday nights at Joe & Martha's house. Women's ministry,
Tuesday evenings at Pat and Melissa's house.
Fundraiser - Saturday, June 5th, Youth
Car Wash, Macayo's on Reems and Bell
Rd. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
A Very Veggie Party - Saturday, June 5th, from 5-8 pm at Chick Fil A. Hosted by Family Life Radio and FourteenSix Christian Church. Bring your kids to see the new Veggie Tales Movie, Pistachio, along with many other acitivities.
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