FULL GOSPEL MISSION
887 W. Spruce Ave., Ravenna, OH 44266
Rev. Barbara A. Davis, Pastor
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September
30, 2012 PASTOR PEN: Submitted by Cara Sabo---A MERE SPIDER’S WEB. The following reflection is from an
unknown author and is intended as an encouragement when facing challenging
times in your life.
During World War II, a US marine was separated
from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the
smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades. Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy
soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a
high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled inside one
of the caves.
Although safe for the moment, he realized that
once the enemy soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would
quickly search all the caves and he would be killed. As he waited, he prayed, "Lord, if it
be your will, please protect me. Whatever your will though, I love you and
trust you. Amen."
After praying, he lay quietly listening to the
enemy begin to draw close. He thought, "Well, I guess the Lord isn't
going to help me out of this one." Then he saw a spider begin to build a
web over the front of his cave. As he watched, listening to the enemy
searching for him all the while, the spider layered strand after strand of
web across the opening of the cave.
"Hah, he thought, "What I need is a
brick wall and what the Lord has sent me is a spider web. God does have a
sense of humor."
As the enemy drew closer he watched from the
darkness of his hideout and could see them searching one cave after another.
As they came to his, he got ready to make his last stand. To his amazement, however, after glancing in
the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly, he realized that with the
spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had entered for
quite a while.
"Lord, forgive me," prayed the young
man. "I had forgotten that in you a spider's web is stronger than a
brick wall." Remember that
whatever is happening in your life, with God, a mere spider's web can become
a brick wall of protection.
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as the Holiday approach COME QUICKLY
LORD
In honor of Last week’s
PA day --Good News and Bad News For a Pastor
Good News: You
baptized seven people today in the river. Bad News: You lost two of them in the
swift current.
Good News: The Elder
Board accepted your job description the way you wrote it. Bad News: They were
so inspired by it, they also formed a search committee to find somebody capable
of filling the position.
Good News: Your
women's softball team finally won a game. Bad News: They beat your men's
softball team.
Good News: The
trustees finally voted to add more church parking. Bad News: They are going to
blacktop the front lawn of your parsonage.
Good News: Church
attendance rose dramatically the last three weeks. Bad News: You were on
vacation.
Good News: Your
deacons want to send you to the Holy Land. Bad News: They are stalling until
the next war.
Good News: Your
biggest critic just left your church. Bad News: He has been appointed the Head
Bishop of your denomination.
Good News: The youth
in your church come to your house for a surprise visit. Bad News: It's in the
middle of the night and they are armed with toilet paper and shaving cream to
"decorate" your house.
FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST
OCT 13 8:30 AM --------- FELLOWSHIP AT BRO WHALEYS 6 P.M.
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