GodsFaithBook Weekly Newsletter

Message From Richard

Greetings my brothers and sisters and welcome to our latest edition of Gods Faith Book's weekly newsletter.

On behalf of the entire membership of GFB, I am writing to extend our prayerful compassion to the victims of the tragedy that occurred on Monday in Boston. Many of our members either live or have family and friends in the Boston area, and their closeness to this terrible event undoubtedly made it even more frightening on a very personal level.

At this time of incredible sadness, I ask that you spiritually join with everyone in our community and ask God to bless those impacted by this act of unprovoked violence. Please pray for the souls of those who have lost their lives, and for the safe and swift recovery of the injured, both physically and emotionally.

I also ask that you pray for an end to the hatred and violence that lies at the heart of acts such as this. With God's help, those among us who embrace cruelty as a means of expression will never again have an opportunity to destroy the lives of the innocent.

Thank you and God Bless you.

The results of last week's poll question is posted below:

As A Christian, Which Non-Christian Group Makes You The Most Uneasy:

Hindus - 6.9%

Atheists - 34.5%

Muslims - 55.2%

Buddhists - 3.4%

Jews - 0%

Taoists - 0%

Please check out our new poll question which is listed in our quick link section located at top of home page in the black menu bar. Remember, your answers are posted but all names are confidential and not posted.

Successful websites cannot operate without vulnerability to attack. Such is the case with GFB.

We have received reports of several spammers that have been soliciting money from members.

GFB has a Zero Tolerance for Spam.

Spammers will be suspended immediately.

If you receive a message from one of our members requesting that you email your address or money, please do not respond and delete her message from your inbox.

I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Please help us keep GFB a safe and friendly place. If you suspect you have been spammed or harassed by any member of our site please alert Richardkaye or Faith immediately.

The new GFB Christian dating site has been completed and is in the final testing stage right now.

The name of the new site is: Gods Match Date. By the end of next week you will be able to access the site by going to: www.godsmatchdate.com Keep checking GFB home page for the opening starting date. As stated in earlier newsletters, this will be a separate site from GFB, requiring setting up a new profile with some additional information required. We will have a link set up on GFB for current members to access the new dating site. All current and future members of GFB will receive a FREE three month membership. We do anticipate charging a membership fee in the future, with significant discounts for members of GFB. We have been receiving lots of interest with this new site from both members of GFB as well as non members.

We're still working on plans for GFB Bible Cruise.

For those who missed our last announcement. we've repeated it below:

Final plans for the GFB Bible Cruise are under way. This will be a 4 day cruise leaving from Miami, Florida and going to a Caribbean Port. A specific date has not been set, but it will be in the fall. Costs and cruise activities are being finalized. Besides deep discounts for GFB members to join on the cruise, you will also have the opportunity to earn a FREE cabin on the cruise. More details will follow in upcoming newsletters and information that will be posted on GFB home page. This will be an exciting time for all of us and a great opportunity to meet fellow members. I am looking forward to meeting as many of you as I can. So, let's start talking to our fellow members and friends both on and off GFB about planning to join us.

Remember, that this site does not belong to one person, it belongs to all of you. Without YOU, there is no US. Always Dare To Dream.

"Thank You Lord for this day, and for all you have done for us. Lord forgive us our sins, and help us with forgiveness of others. Lord please heal our bodies, minds and hearts, so that we are free and healthy in body, mind and Spirit. Lord may you guide , protect and provide for our family needs. In Jesus name we pray. Amen"

WE ARE IN JESUS HAND SO DONT WORRY HE IS ALWAYS WITH US.

GOD'S GRACE IS WHAT ENABLES YOU TO BELIEVE IN HIM. SO THANK HIM EACH DAY FOR REVEALING HIMSELF TO YOU!

DON'T KEEP GODS FAITH BOOK A SECRET--SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

Please visit the new and improved GFB gift store! The store is found on the menu and also by clicking here. Shipping and handling is FREE for all GFB members in the continental United States.

Proceeds from our store are used to both host and improve the GFB site...as well as fund different charities we are involved with.

A Shepherd's Heart by Gary J. Borgstede

Scripture

Jeremiah 23:3-4 "'But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. I will setup shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,' says the Lord."

Observation

In this passage, the prophet Jeremiah speaks of a time when the Lord will call His people back to the land He has promised them. If that were not enough, the Lord also promises to provide good shepherds to take great care of His people when they return. With the help of the Lord and His appointed shepherds, the Lord's people will be fruitful and multiply in His blessing without any fear or dismay, and lacking no good thing. The awesome picture that Jeremiah paints of the future He is prophesying about comes straight from the shepherd heart of God for taking great care of the people of His pasture. Additionally, these passages also clearly indicate that the Lord appoints spiritual leaders in His kingdom with the tremendous responsibility of representing Him as a shepherd appointed by Him to take great care of His people as well.

Application

As Jehovah Rohi, the Lord our Shepherd, God promises to take great care of those who love Him and are the called according to His purposes. In fact, in Psalm 23:1 David declares, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want" meaning that God Himself is more than enough in the life of someone surrendered to His Lordship. Furthermore, God alone appoints leaders with the spiritual authority to lead and guide others into the good land that He has prepared for them. Through my submission to the Lord and those whom He has placed in spiritual authority over me, I will be spiritually well fed, full of courage, undeterred, and lacking nothing in the pursuit of God's perfect plan and purpose for my life. Plus, as a leader of the people that God has entrusted to my care, I must be careful to fulfill my God-appointed leadership responsibility with the shepherd heart of God so that the people on my team are also well fed, full of courage, undeterred, and lacking nothing in their pursuit of God's perfect plan and purpose for their lifea huge responsibility and privilege indeed.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I praise You for You are Jehovah Rohi, the Lord my Shepherd! Thank You Lord for caring so much about me to leave the 99 behind to find me in a far off place, bring me back to Your fold, and place me in divinely appointed relationships with good shepherds who care for me in the same way that You do. Help me Lord to be a good shepherd like You too. I love You Jesus! Amen!

Gary J. Borgstede is the published author of the leadership books titled, The Make It Happen Journey and Kings Come Forth, as well as the faith-based leadership education blog at www.makeithappenmoment.com.

Group Profile: Gems

This is a group dedicated to spreading his WORD in China. Contains Scriptures, Devotions, Sermons, and News from China...and to share what God lays on my heart. Feel free to share. Please join us! Keith.

Weekly Prayer - Special Prayer for Truth, That I Be Turned From Darkness To Light

We come to You today, O Lord, in a special prayer for truth. May we be enlightened by Your grace as we pray this prayer to better know You, You who are Truth itself.

"Show Thyself, O Lord, and have pity on Thy child, and bring his steps into the way of peace. Thou that knowest our thoughts, make Thyself known to our hearts; Thou, that art from everlasting, let us behold Thy truth. Hast Thou not made our souls in Thy likeness? Take away stain from the glass, and let us behold it in Thine image. When Thou willest, Thy word goest forth; Thou breathest forth Thy love, and our souls are joined to Thee. Take away from me shame and rebuke; renew in me Thy strength, and show me the way of peace. Turn me again, and I shall be turned; take away the darkness which hideth Thee, and in the light of the living God let me see light. Amen."

O Lord, we come to you in this special prayer for truth today, desiring to come into your way of peace. You have told us, O Lord, that when we know the truth, then we will be free. You, O Lord, are the truth. You are freedom. You are love. As we come to know You, we come to know peace.

May you be with us as we seek the truth, as we seek love, as we seek peace, as we seek to turn from darkness to light.

You fashioned us in Your own image, O Lord. We are made by You, the Master Craftsman of all craftsmen and all creation. In this special prayer for truth, O Lord, we ask that we may today and each day to be ever a nearer reflection of Your Divine image. Amen.

As we consider this prayer, we reflect on the role of truth in our lives.

How do we seek the truth?
Are there areas of our lives in which we fail to see the truth, either because we can't see, or because we don't want to see?
What can we do today to come nearer into the truth and to be further from the darkness?

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