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The Best Prayer I Have Heard In A Long Time... Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children. Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester. Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares. Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together. Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love. You can do most anything that you feel the Holy Spirit is leading you to do....anytime you minister love, joy, peace, longsuffering, meekness, or any of the other fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5 you are serving Jesus! You don't need business cards, or have to preach or teach a class to be a servant...many minister *secretly* from their prayer closets, while others minister by being a friend! Still others fast, or pray for their pastor, sweep out the church, or vacuum the floors...some paint posters for the walls, or write encouraging poetry or stories...if you have a talent, USE IT FOR *JESUS*! ****************************************** Do you ever wish you were more talented, or a better speaker, so that you could give more to your church family? Do you ever feel left out, or maybe wish you could give more than you do? Do you like to eat? Drink? Have fun with friends? Are you a good cook, or do you excel at throwing parties? Then you need to consider a “fellowship ministry”! What is a fellowship ministry? Why, it’s one of the most important ministries there is! Imagine the joy you’d feel at having a friend stop by your home, bringing donuts and a smile, coming by just to see YOU…doesn’t want to borrow anything, just wants to say: “Hello. You sure are an important part of our church - we are SO BLESSED to have you as a member.” How would you feel? Important? Cared for? Happy? All these things and more! A couple friends of mine stopped by recently, Lane and Danny by name, and just visited…didn’t stay long, maybe 20 minutes, but when they left I felt like one of the luckiest men alive! Start your “Fellowship Ministry” today …by visiting someone the LORD places on your heart! *********************************************************** Examine your heart - Do you love Jesus? If you answered "Yes," then obey His 1st commandment - "Love one another". If we love one another, we will want to "do" for one another... Jesus also said if we want to be GREAT in the Kingdom of Heaven, we must SERVE one another... There are MANY options - these are just a few I've tried. 1.Visit Jails - they need both men and women to visit. Try the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry for a start. 2.Visit nursing homes - you usually only need to register and read the rules before you can start - reading to patients or even just sitting with them is such a blessing! Girls, if you're good with makeup, give someone a makeover! 3.Teach Sunday school. 4.Clean the rest rooms at church. 5.Leave tracts and cards in conspicuous places at church, work, or anywhere else you can think of! 6.Visit your neighbors - take them cupcakes, or fresh baked bread, and just socialize. If they're Christians, you have friends to fellowship with. If they're not, introduce them to Jesus! 7.Pray for your Pastor and his family. If the Lord brings someone else to mind, pray for them too! Don't say "amen" until you are sure God has both heard and answered your prayers! 8.Be yourself! It is YOU Jesus saved, and it is YOU walking with Jesus - don't be someone you AIN'T - be who you IS! 7.Pray for your enemies until they become your friends. Be friendly yourself! *** If you have the money to help others, check THIS out... From "Don & Sue Coffey" I would like to give you and idea of what i am trying to do iam trying to build a small christan camp ground in a wilderness area of southeastern kentucky this is a very poor area Iplan to build about 15 small cabins or houses that will sleep 2 people each where father and son or mother and daughter can go and spend 2 or 3 nights and each night have church and try to get the youth to know jesus before they get to old becouse it is really hard to get kids in church after they get to be teenagers and this will be a place where all churches can use to go on church camp outs i have about 6 ackers of land located in the daniel boone national forest where i plan to do this at this land has no water or power at this time and the road into property is very rough that is my plan but it is hard to find funding becouse this is a poor area some people here have no inside plumbing some dont have water in ther homes and some dont have power we have been trying to get help for some of thes people from churches outside this area hope this help god bless you in all you do ... If you want to help, email donandsuecoffey@hotmail.com and send them a donation...they NEED FUNDING to do this, and will take any help the LORD might send! Are YOU that help? |
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