LWF - A New Year Without Fear

A New Year Without Fear

BIBLE MEDITATION: “…for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” Hebrews 13:5-6

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
I heard of some men years ago who were on a leaky old ship in the middle of a rough and stormy sea, fearful for their lives. They didn't know whether they were going to sink or not. So one of them went to see the captain and said, "Captain, are we safe?" He said, "Well, I'll put it to you this way. The boilers on this ship are very weak and may explode at any moment. Also, the ship is very old and she's taking on water. To be honest with you, we may have an explosion or we may sink. “We may go up or we may go down. But,” he continued, “at any rate, we’re going on.”

And that's the way we are, as we face this new year. Jesus may come—we may go up. We may die—we’ll go down and then go up. But at any rate, we’re going on...even though we don't know what it's going to bring.

ACTION POINT:
Face this new year by squaring your shoulders, lifting your head, and saying “The Lord is my helper, I will not fear.” The greatest thing you could do to begin, if you have not done it yet, would be to give your heart to Jesus Christ. This would be the beginning of a brand new life. This can be the first day of an eternal life.  Are you willing to openly and publicly acknowledge Christ as your personal Savior?

Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

© 2011 Love Worth Finding Ministries | PO Box 38300 - Memphis, TN 38183-0300

LWF - The Lord Will Be My Helper—I Will Not Fear

The Lord Will Be My Helper—I Will Not Fear

BIBLE MEDITATION: So that we may boldly say, “The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” Hebrews 13:6

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
If you are going to face this year with steadfast resolve, you must find your contentment, your companionship, and your confidence in Christ. And then you'll find your comfort in Christ. Then you may boldly say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”

I'm not trying to tell you life’s going to be all honey and no bees. No, the Christians in the book of Hebrews faced heartaches and trials. They had opposition from family, friends and foes alike. They faced mockery and brutality. Yet they could boldly say, “The Lord is my helper."

Friend, this coming year may be difficult for you. But I am telling you that you can stand upon the promises of the Word of God.

ACTION POINT:
We don't know what the coming year will bring—sickness, heartache, or trouble. But I do know that you can boldly say, “The Lord will be my helper. I will not fear what man shall do to me.” Find your contentment, your companionship, and your confidence in Jesus. In Him you will find your comfort and your courage.

 Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

© 2011 Love Worth Finding Ministries | PO Box 38300 - Memphis, TN 38183-0300

LWF - Starting From A Secure Position

Starting From A Secure Position

BIBLE MEDITATION: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.” Acts 16:31

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
If you are not saved, your first step in this new year must be giving your heart and life to the Lord Jesus Christ. If I had a thousand lives to live, I’d give Him every one of them. I really would.

I came to Jesus Christ as a teen. If I had understood it sooner, I would have come sooner. I don’t care how young you are or how old you are, if you are reading this, you can be saved. I don’t care how good you are or how bad you are, there’s no one so good they don’t need to be saved and no one so bad they can’t be saved.

The Bible says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” That doesn’t mean mere intellectual belief or just accepting some facts about Him.  It means trust. You can believe an airplane can fly; you don’t trust it until you get on it. Come to Jesus and I promise you, on the authority of the Word of God, He will save you instantly. He will be with you continually. He will keep your eternally.

ACTION POINT:
Commit your life to Jesus. Believe on Him. Trust Him and a transformation will take place. He will save you. He will satisfy you. He will secure you if you trust Him.

 Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

© 2011 Love Worth Finding Ministries | PO Box 38300 - Memphis, TN 38183-0300

LWF - The Danger of Drifting

The Danger of Drifting

BIBLE MEDITATION: “Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” Hebrews 2:1

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Life is like an ocean…a trackless ocean with winds, currents and waves. We’ll meet ships we never knew were on that ocean and we'll have all kinds of opportunities, heartaches, tears and fears as we sail into a new year on an uncharted sea.

Scholars tell us Hebrews 2:1 refers to the sea—the writer is using a nautical term. He must have spent time at sea, because the phrase “giving more earnest heed” and the word “slip” refer to bringing a ship into the harbor, a difficult and sometimes dangerous task. A ship never just drifts into the harbor. The most skillful part of being a sea pilot is bringing the ship into the harbor. "Let them slip" literally means drift away. You have to be careful when you enter the harbor that you don't end up on the rocks or drift past the harbor.

The worst thing that could happen to us this year is that we just drift through it—live an aimless life—letting this year “happen” to us rather than charting a course and getting into God's appointed harbor. The winds of worldliness, the tides of circumstance, and the currents of the old nature are determined to cause you to drift.

ACTION POINT:
You will drift unless you decide not to drift. You must have an anchor. You need a fixed direction. It’s important, because drifting is one of the easiest things in the world to do.

Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

© 2011 Love Worth Finding Ministries | PO Box 38300 - Memphis, TN 38183-0300

LWF - Finding Contentment in Him

Finding Contentment in Him

BIBLE MEDITATION: "Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have." Hebrews 13:5a

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
If you would face a new year without fear, know the contentment of His provision. You say, “That’s just preacher-talk.” Well, I'll tell you this much. I would not sell the contentment I have in Jesus Christ for any price you could name. I am content in the Lord Jesus. That doesn't mean I'm satisfied with myself, but that along with the Apostle Paul I can say it gladly and surely: “I can do all things through Christ who is pouring His life into me,” and “I have learned that whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”

ACTION POINT:
If you want the source of your satisfaction, your sufficiency and your security to be steadfast, then you must find it in the Lord Jesus Christ. “All other ground is sinking sand.”

 Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

© 2011 Love Worth Finding Ministries | PO Box 38300 - Memphis, TN 38183-0300

LWF - Jesus Meets the Heart’s Deepest Need

Jesus Meets the Heart’s Deepest Need

BIBLE MEDITATION: "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.  I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere, and in all things, I am instructed both to be hungry and both to abound to be both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.” Philippians 4:11-13

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
When Paul wrote this he was in prison. But he said, “I've learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”

The word “content” literally means “self-contained.” We're hearing a lot today about the "r" word, recession. Back in 1929 and 1930 when the stock market crashed, there were men who jumped out of skyscrapers, committing suicide. Why? Because the things they were trying to satisfy their heart with, they lost. That's where their security was. Friend, you’d better have your security, sufficiency and satisfaction in something that can't be tampered with.

ACTION POINT:
Paul continues, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." That literally means, I can do all things through Christ who is pouring His life into me. Learn a life of contentment. Have the contentment of His provision—Christ Himself. The deepest need of your heart can be met in the Lord Jesus Christ.


Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

© 2011 Love Worth Finding Ministries | PO Box 38300 - Memphis, TN 38183-0300

Newsletter from Full Gospel Mission

FULL GOSPEL MISSION

887 W. Spruce Ave., Ravenna, OH  44266

Rev. Barbara A. Davis, Pastor

 

January 06, 2013 PASTOR PEN: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 Ever had one of those days? Weeks? Years? It's the kind of time when you wonder what could go wrong next.  For most of us, 2012 has been "one of those years."  The car broke, the marriage broke, the kids are still broke, wrecked vehicles, legal issues, a death in the family, flooded basement, and broken appliances.   This is the point where I say, "Why me? Why do I have to worry about health issues? Why do I have to deal with financial problems? Why do I have to face loss of property and loved ones?"  I would guess that everyone reading this is facing some problems of their own. In this life, no one is immune to difficulties, sometimes real traumas.  I've often said that if I didn't have the Lord, I don't think I could make it. It is the presence of the Lord that takes me over the rough paths, through the valleys and keeps me safe in the midst of the storm. So many scriptures tell of God's faithfulness regardless of the circumstances. Paul, the writer of Philippians, faced unbelievable trials like most of us have never faced. Philippians 3 reads, "Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ. ...One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Paul didn't focus on the "have not’s." He focused on what he had in Christ Jesus. I John 2 reads, "Do not love the world or the things in the world...The world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever...And this is the promise that He has promised us – eternal life." When we look at circumstances, we can become fearful. God knew that could happen, so He wrote I John 4:18, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear...We love Him because He first loved us."  Sometimes situations look impossible. The Bible speaks to this several places. Matthew 17:20 talks about casting out evil spirits and standing against the devil. "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."    Matthew 19:26 is talking about who can have eternal salvation. "Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"  Luke 1:37 are words from an angel referring to Elizabeth being pregnant when she was old and God working in the natural life that which is seemingly impossible. "For with God nothing will be impossible."  Whatever you are facing, know that God is in your circumstances. He is working although you might not recognize His hand at work. He knows the best plans for you and He will provide what is truly needed. My prayer for you in 2013 comes from III John 1:2. "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."    From Monday night message:  Stop making excuses                                                   Take an Inventory of your life                                                    Act in Faith                                                    Refocus                                                       Trust   Pastor Barb challenges you in 2013  S.T.A.R.T  a new, a fresh—God started by sending his son to save your soul, won’t you start something with him?

PRAYER LIST: Tony---illness      Lois Mooney          Devria St.Aubin---health            Hazen Ministries            ALL MILITARY---Zack &Shawn          Center of Hope   Miss Jenny B. and Dennis—recovery     Libby--health        RC & Esther—health       Gene & Debbie--Grandchild         Dale and Sheila         Don & Sue Duncan              Angela bosses granddaughter—illness     SOULS      Rev. Donnie Turner—health   Rev. Mack Turner—health       Sister Rachael & Church          Calvary Crusade     FGCC/Radio& Ministers       Sister Helen Ballew              Arthur Wilson—health  Will & Amber—& family        Barb K—job             Betty’s Nephew and Family   Rev. Charles & Sue Herron         Zach and Ella  Lost love one     Anne C--Cancer    Grieving families—especially as the Holiday approach       Newtown, CN--families

Sister Sally devotion word to take with you this week: “Role Models" For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.—John 13:15.  As we start a New Year ask yourself how can I be a Godly example to others?  Whether we like it or not people are going to be examining our lives. Are they going to be able to see Jesus through your actions or words? Jesus is coming very soon!! Let’s win all the souls we can in 2013.

  Reflect &Pray Titus 2:7 tells us that we are to set an example for others. 

Jokes of the week---- Best Uses for Holiday Fruitcake

·       Bury it in the back yard for future archaeologists to discover.

·       Give it to your child for a science project.

·       Hang on to it to find out if there REALLY is more than one fruitcake that's making its rounds every year!

·       Use it to hold up a broken table or chair leg. Or to pave freeways or driveway pot holes, just fill in the hole and flatten.

·       Mash several of them down and use for mortar when building a log cabin.

·       Use it as an exercise stepping block for step aerobics.

·       Donate to the Road Kill Cafe for a wonderful dessert

·       Last but not least try to eat them—that one way to get rid of them.

 

A collector of rare books ran into an acquaintance who told him he had just thrown away an old Bible that he found in a dusty, old box. He happened to mention that Guten-somebody-or-other had printed it.  

 

 "Not Gutenberg?" gasped the collector.     "Yes, that was it!"

"You idiot! You've thrown away one of the first books ever printed. A copy recently sold at auction for half a million dollars!"

"Oh, I don't think this book would have been worth anything close to that much," replied the man. "It was scribbled all over in the margins by some guy named Martin Luther."

 

FYI:  A special thank you to Sis. Terri for running the quarter stand, last year we made $ 280.00 in profit from pop and candy sales.  Also thank you to Cara and other who filled in for her during her absences. Stop and see us!!!!

The Pastor and I would also like to thank Bro. Willard, Sister Grace, Charlie, David, Pauline, and Cody for taking the decoration down in the sanctuary.  It looks clean, but empty!  Only 11 months till they go back up!

 

Gossip:  Could it be true, that a certain young lady let the Holy Ghost get in her life, why yes it is, so pray for her strength, she will need it as Satan fights on!!

 

And last but not least who is Sister Willard?

 

BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER JANUARY 12^th at 8:30, worker at 7:30!!!!!!!!!

 

Fellowship Meeting February 16---Aglow Saturday Morning 9:30 am be there!!!