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Prayer Corner
Oasis Baptist church is in the midst of trying to
find a new facility to lease. Their current location is being re-taken by the
landlord for commercial use and Oasis has to find a new home. This could
include leasing a school, as we do, but they would prefer to find a 24/7
facility. Oasis teaches salvation by faith alone in Christ alone so we are
family. Let's pray that God will open up a door for them for a new facility.
Take a minute and pray right now...
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This Coming Sunday, June 6, 2010
It takes 60 pounds of wheat
seeds to plant 1 acre of soil - but there are over 3,000 pounds of weed seeds
already naturally occurring in the dirt. That's a lot of competition for the
wheat. In fact, you can have the best wheat seeds in the world and 3,000 pounds
of weeds is still going to be an issue. No matter how good the seed, the
condition of the soil is what matters. The same is true of in our personal
lives - how receptive we determine ourselves to be to God's word makes all the
difference. Come on out this Sunday as we study Mark 4: 1 - 20 with a message
called "The Soil" (part 1)...See ya Sunday.
Coming up....
June 13: Mark 4:1-20
"The Soil" (part 2)
June 20: Mark 4:21-29
"Lamp Seed"
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A Word of Encouragement
2 Corinthians 5: 7, 9 (NKJV)
For we walk by faith, not by
sight....Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well
pleasing to Him.
To walk in the light of
God's word and strive to live a life pleasing to God takes motivation but we
cannot base our motivation to live the Christian life off of any single
spiritual experience. To do so is shallow and dangerous because every emotional
experience is temporary. Instead we need to base our motivation upon the truth
of who God is - despite any emotional evidence. It is certainly true that we
can experience a spiritual high at a retreat or after listening to a
particularly inspired speaker but if we base our motivation on this experience
we will forever be expecting God to repeat the experience or else God somehow
risks our disappointment. But God does not work this way. We are expected to
walk by faith, not sight (sensory or emotional experiences) and when we do, God
does occasionally grant us these spiritual highs. Still, we should see these
experiences as blessing, which are special, not ordinary. We need to continue
to strive to live a life that is pleasing to God because we stand firm, despite
our emotions, knowing that God is real, His creative genius is all around us
and this, not our feelings, proves His great love.
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Future Quest
www.futurequestaz.info
Dates of IMPORTANCE: Future Quest Leadership Meetings every Wednesday in June 9th, 16th and 23rd at Tom and Athena's house at 6 p.m.
The clock is ticking, the
flyers are flowing, the website is humming and the volunteers
are...volunteerizing. Our greatest need now is direct donations to supplement the
budget. If you can help, you can donate using PayPal from our main website (www.146church.com) or by contacting the
office at (623) 252-1460.
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Children's
Ministry
In June, we're teaching on
the topic of "responsibility". We all have issues teaching our children to be
responsible so this is a great month to have your kids involved on a Sunday
morning. 
Upcoming Children's Ministry Events: -
June 5th- Veggie Tale Night
at Chick-Fil-A
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August 29th- Back to school event for kiddos
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October 9th- Outreach in the Park
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November 21st- Thanksgiving Play
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December 19th- Christmas Play
Donations needed:
Gently used toys for the
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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.
Future Quest AZ: Monday and Tuesday, June 28 - 29, 2010.
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