Message From Richard
Greetings my brothers and sisters and welcome to our latest edition of Gods Faith Book's weekly newsletter.
Here in the United States, we're grieving with our brothers and sisters in the Oklahoma City region, which was hit on Monday by a massive tornado system with winds exceeding 200 miles per hour, killing 24 people and leaving thousands homeless. Please join me in prayer for everyone affected. Many groups and organizations are starting collections to help those in need. We, here at GFB are joining in to do our part. When you make a purchase from our gift store during the next 30 days (till the end of June)we will be contributing 25% of all profits from the gift store to relief funds for Oklahoma.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4
WE ARE IN NEED OF TECHNICAL HELP WITH GFB. AND ARE AGAIN ASKING IF ANY MEMBER HAS TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE OR KNOWS OF ANYBODY WITH TECHNICALEXPERIENCE, PLEASE CONTACT RICHARD KAYE AT: MORNSTAR100@AOL.COM. YOU MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH JOOMLA AND HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PHP.
STATUS OF OPEN PROJECTS.
Our new Christian Dating Site has been finished and we are putting the finishing touches on it and will be testing it out over the next 2 weeks.
Our new Holy Land Sweepstakes is now underway. Keep checking the home page for more details. Remember to keep checking your point totals which can be found on your profile page. Each point counts as a sweepstakes entry.
Details for the GFB Biblical cruise is being completed. Check home page for more details with dates and costs. Further details are now available: Cruise will run for 4 days and will be departing Miami Florida. Departure date will be February and destination will be a Caribbean port. Costs and further information will be following.
Remember to check out our new and improved weekly sermon which is posted in the quick link section.
While Memorial day has passed, Father's day is still around the bend. Don't forget to check out our FREE collection of Father's Day e cards, listed in our e card section on quick link section on top of home page in black menu bar.
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 DON'T 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!
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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.
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Lessons From Fat Dad - The following is the text from a speech given by Randy J. Harvey.
When I was seven, we drove to my cousin's for dinner and to show off Fat Dad's new car, a 1960 Ford Fairlane. I fell asleep on the backseat; my folks left me sleeping. When I woke up, I stumbled out of the car and headed for the porch.
Woof. OWWWOOO. I was surrounded by a pack of black-and-tan hunting hounds. My heart jumped. Then so did I - to the trunk and then the roof of that new car.
I was frozen like a treed raccoon. I was bawling and screaming. The hounds were circling and howling. An ugly one-eyed dog clawed and scratched its way onto the trunk, its yellow teeth snapping and foaming. I was standing in water-it was mine. He screeched and slipped on the glass when I heard-SON! I dove at the voice-to be caught in Fat Dad's arms. Safety was a flannel shirt that smelled of cherry tobacco-and a bellow that scattered hounds like cottonseed on the wind.
The next morning I saw Fat Dad trying to buff the scratches out of his new car. I said, "Fat Dad, I'm sorry you had to rescue me." He scooped me up in his big arms and said, "Son, in life sometimes you're the catcher, sometimes you're the caught. When you love somebody, their trouble is your trouble." The lesson was love.
Fat Dad was my Daddy. That loving nickname, "Fat Dad," has been handed down through four generations to the men in my family.
When I was sixteen, Fat Dad bought me a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle-wide tires, chrome wheels. I was driving one sunny afternoon listening to Simon and Garfunkle on the eight track, singing "Cecelia, you're breaking my heart," when a humungous horsefly shot through the window, in my mouth and down my throat. It came back up, lodged in my right nostril. What would you do with a horsefly buzzing in your nose; taking bites the size of Texas? I steered with my knees-tried to fire that bug from my nose.
The car shot to the left. Then catapulted to the right. Chopped down Morison's fence. Sailing across their yard-right at Mossburger's fountain where Mary Poppins stood-pouring water from a can. I hit that fountain so hard I launched it like Sputnik. Mary Poppins hovered briefly, then went down faster than a spoon full of sugar. The Morisons and the Mossburgers were a bit excited. Not Fat Dad. He rode in like the cavalry-made peace with the neighbors.
I sat on a rock-in shock. As Fat Dad put his arm around me, I burst into tears. "Shhhh. We can fix the fence. I'll buy another fountain. We can even replace that old car. But I could never replace you. Besides the town will be talking about this for weeks!" The lesson was love.
Teenage boys don't always think about cars. Sometimes they think about girls. Fat Dad overheard me and my buddies bragging about our adventures with women! Not being the shy type he joined right in. Listened for a while, then like ice water thrown on you in a hot shower said, "Boys, real men love for a lifetime--not for a moment." Ruined the whole conversation!
Fat Dad loved my Mama. When they were walking in the garden, or sitting on the sofa, their hands always seemed to find each other. When Mama would sit in her chair watching TV, Fat Dad would come up behind her, wrap his strong arms around her, rest his chin on her shoulder and kiss her on the cheek.
Ooh! As a teenager, I couldn't believe old people carried on like that.
But Fat Dad's love for my Mama was more than romance. When Mama battled the cancer that eventually took her life-Fat Dad-like a good Shepherd caring for a wounded lamb fed, bathed, read and sang to her. When my Mama's sunset fell and turned to starlight, Fat Dad held her close. He whispered words of love and faith to calm her fears.
Fat Dad's love for my Mama was a gift to my wife and children, because watching him I learned to love them for a lifetime. The lesson - love.
This year I had my first Father's Day without Fat Dad. I miss him. But the lessons he taught me will last a lifetime. When you love, sometimes you're the catcher; sometimes you're the caught. When there is trouble, love rushes in, wraps its strong arms around you. Real men-well-they love for a lifetime, not for a moment.
The lesson is love, and today my heart overflows when my children call me FAT DAD!
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Group Profile - Into the Deep
This is a place where anyone can come and relax...share,...breathe in the peace of God...be it through,...poems...little nuggets of wisdom,...prayers,..praise reports...whatever God has ministered to you...feel free to share....It is my prayer that you will be refreshed after visiting INTO THE DEEP...Peace and wholeness to you.
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Weekly Devotional - He Cares About You by Renee Swope
"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." 1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)
When life gets overwhelming, do you ever wonder if God notices all you have going on? Does He see how hard you're working and trying to take care of everyone and everything? Staying up late to pay the bills, and feeling stretched between relationships at home and in church while caring for aging parents, commuting to work and carpooling kids?
Several years ago, I came to a point where it felt like I was suffocating under the weight of my many responsibilities. Slowly, worry started to weave its way into my thoughts, making me wonder how I was going to do it all.
I was exhausted and ready to resign from just about everything. I didn't have enough energy to handle it all. My faith was drained too, which led me to a place of self-doubt. I questioned my ability to manage my life and doubted my ability to hear God clearly or fulfill all the roles I assumed He wanted me to do.
And all those worries made me weary, and they also made me wonder. I wondered if God noticed and cared about the burdens I carried. I also questioned why He wasn't doing something to make life easier. After all, my days were consumed with doing things for Him and others.
One day I was reading my Bible and noticed how Martha's worries were making her wonder if Jesus cared about her. Martha's sister Mary had left her in the kitchen to do all the work while Mary sat in another room listening to Jesus. The Bible tells us, "She came to him and asked, 'Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!'" (Luke 10:40b NIV)
Listen to how Jesus responded: "'Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed-or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her'" (v. 41-42 NIV).
In that moment, Jesus showed Martha just how much He cared. Not just about how hard she was working, but about the rest He knew she needed. Instead of giving her what she demanded, Jesus showed Martha what she needed and the choice she could make to receive it.
Jesus helped Martha see that Mary hadn't abandoned her to do the work by herself. Instead, Mary chose to walk away from distractions and preparations so she could take hold of something that couldn't be taken away from her.
It was the one thing that would last even after Jesus was gone: time with Him resting in His presence, soaking in His perspective, and listening to His promises.
1 Peter 5:7 says to "Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you."
As I read this verse and Martha's story, I saw the difference between what God offers and what I had been doing. I was carrying the heavy weight of my concerns but Jesus had invited me to come to Him and cast my cares upon Him, so that He could care for me.
When I do all the talking and instructing, God doesn't have a chance. Instead of telling Him what I needed, He showed me how to say, "Lord, this is what's on my mind. This is what I'm worried about." And then stop and ask, "But Lord, what is going on in my heart? What are Your thoughts about this situation? What do I need and what should I do?"
As I'm learning to give my concerns to God, my heart is growing more confident in knowing just how much He cares about me. With this new approach, my burdens are lighter and my heart is too.
Jesus, help me seek You as much as I serve You and others. I want to balance my life and my workload with You, knowing with confidence that You care about me and are good at taking care of me! In Jesus' Name, Amen. |
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Bible Study Classes and Prayer Meeting
Bible Study is held in the AV Chat Room each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Each Saturday we also have a Video prayer and worship session. Classes begin promptly at 8:00 PM EST except for the Tuesday class which begins at 3:00 PM E.S.T.
The GFB Prayer Meeting is held each Wednesday at approximately 9:00 PM EST in the AV Chat room.
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