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FULL GOSPEL MISSION 887 W. Spruce Ave., Ravenna, OH 44266 Rev. Barbara A. Davis, Pastor Pastors Pen April 14, 2013:  Me: God, can I ask You a question?  God: Sure Me: Promise You won't get mad God: I promise Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do u mean? Me: Well, I woke up late God: Yes  Me: My car took forever to start God: Okay  Me: at lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait God: Huummm  Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call  God: All right Me: And on top of it all off, when I got home ~I just want to soak my feet  in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went  right today! Why did You do that?  God: Let me see, the death angel was at your bed this morning & I had to  send one of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through  that Me (humbled): OH  GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your  route that would have hit you if you were on the road.  Me: (ashamed) God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't  want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work. Me: (embarrassed):Okay  God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going  to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you  talk to them so you would be covered.  Me: (softly): I see God  God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw  out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in  the dark.  Me: I'm Sorry God  God: Don't be sorry, just learn to Trust Me.... in All things, the Good & the bad.  Me: I will trust You.  God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is Always Better than your plan.  Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, Thank You for Everything today.  God: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and I  Love looking after My Children... PRAYER LIST: Mr. Myers Shower project Sister Bishop—Health  Libby Hazen Ministries ALL OUR MILITARY---Zack &Shawn Hank-Cancer Jenny B. and Dennis—recovery Devria St.Aubin---health RC & Esther—health  Gene & Debbie--Grandchild Don & Sue Duncan Euel Ron Beaver-Granddaughter--health  Rev. Donnie, Mack Turner—health Calvary Crusade FGCC/Radio& Ministers  Sister Helen Ballew Arthur Wilson—health Betty’s Nephew & Sister in law Zach and Ella  Rev. Charles & Sue Herron Center of Hope Anne C--Cancer  Carol & Betty Several in Sister Anne H. dealing with death  Will & Amber— Barbie & Kids Sister Racheal Bill Mooney-health  Eric & Teri K. JOKES: One day my Gramma was out, and my Grampa was in charge of me. I was maybe 2 1/2 years old. Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a gift,  and it was one of my favorite toys. Grampa was in the living room engrossed  in the evening news when I brought him a little cup of 'tea', which was just  water. After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my  Gramma came home. My Grampa made her way in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea,  because it was 'just the cutest thing!' Gramma waited, and sure enough, here  I came down the hall with a cup of tea for Grampa, and she watched him drink it up. Then she said, (as only a gramma would know), "'Did it ever occur to you that  the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?" FYI: THANK YOUS!!! A great big thank you goes out to David, Bill and Cody  for attending the work meeting. Also a special thanks to Davey and Bradley for  helping with the play area mowing!!!!!! Thank you Breakfast bunch helpers!!! CONGRADULATION GOES OUT TO HALL OF FAME VOLUNTEER , MORE INFO NEXT WEEK!!!!! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!!!!! TENT MEETING COMING THIS SUMMER!!!!!......SPAGHETTI DINNER  MAY 9, 2013!!!!!! ......CAMP MEETING JUNE 12-15 REV. DR CHRIS BOWEN  FROM ATLANTA WILL BE OUR SPEAKER WED, THUR.

LWF - Passionate Prayer

Passionate Prayer

BIBLE MEDITATION:
“Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared.” Hebrews 5:7

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
I read in the book of Hebrews how my Savior prayed with “strong cryings and tears.” How that rebukes me. When is the last time you shed a tear over some soul that was mortgaged to the devil? When is the last time that you, like Jacob, said, “Oh God, I will not let You go, except You bless me” (Genesis 32:26)? When is the last time you labored with God in prayer as the Bible says?

Prayer is hard work! For the energy it takes, I’d rather preach than pray. I’d rather study than pray. It takes work to pray. And here’s a man—our Savior— Who was praying passionately. He cast himself upon the ground. We need that kind of passion in our prayers.

The effect of my preaching is not measured by how my sermons are outlined or illustrated, but by the power of Almighty God upon my life because I’ve been alone with God in prayer.

ACTION POINT:
Jesus knew what it was to get alone with God in prayer. Do you know what it is?

 Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

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

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887 W. Spruce Ave., Ravenna, OH 44266

Rev. Barbara A. Davis, Pastor

Pastors Pen April 14, 2013: FOOD FOR THOUGHT, submitted by Rev. J. Murphy

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Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several times a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?

What if we gave it to Kids as gifts?

What if we used it when we traveled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you go....hmm...where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill. Makes you stop and think 'where are my priorities? And no dropped calls! When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you! R U THINKING OF HIM!

Psalms 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

PRAYER LIST: Mr. Myers Shower project Sister Bishop—Health Libby Hazen Ministries ALL OUR MILITARY---Zack &Shawn Hank-Cancer

Jenny B. and Dennis—recovery Devria St.Aubin---health RC & Esther—health Gene & Debbie--Grandchild Don & Sue Duncan Euel Ron Beaver-Granddaughter--health Rev. Donnie, Mack Turner—health SOULS Calvary Crusade FGCC/Radio& Ministers Sister Helen Ballew Arthur Wilson—health Betty’s Nephew & Sister in law Zach and Ella Rev. Charles & Sue Herron Center of Hope Anne C--Cancer Carol & Betty Grieving Families Will & Amber—& family DC & Barbie Sharon.. Sister Racheal Bill Mooney-health

JOKES: Software Engineering Glossary of Product Terminology

"New" — Different colors from previous version.

"All New" — Software is not compatible with previous version.

"Unmatched" — Almost as good as the competition.

"Advanced Design" — Upper management doesn't understand it.

"No Maintenance" — Impossible to fix.

"Breakthrough" — It finally booted on the first try.

"Design Simplicity" — Developed on a shoe-string budget.

"Upgraded" — Did not work the first time.

"Upgraded and Improved" — Did not work the second time.

LWF - Confessing Your Faults

Confessing Your Faults

BIBLE MEDITATION:
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed…” James 5:16

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Most of us are not very good at confessing our faults. We’re pretty good at criticizing our friends, and we’re very good at castigating our foes; but we’re also very good about concealing our faults, right?

To err is human, and to cover it up is, too. We don’t want anybody to know we have any faults. But let me tell you something. If you study the history of revival, you’ll find out that great revivals are not necessarily marked with great singing or great preaching, but with great confession of sin—not only to God but to one another. Where God’s people are broken, God seems to move. Think of the things that can take place when we confess our faults.

ACTION POINT:
Is there something God is bringing to your mind right now that you need to confess to Him? Is there a confession you need to make to someone else? When we go to our brother and say, “I have sinned against God and I’ve sinned against you, and I want to confess my faults to you,” don’t you know, dear friend, that heaven begins to rejoice? The angels begin to sing because there is fellowship and there is reconciliation. There can be no reconciliation when a wrong is done until there is confession.

 Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

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

FULL GOSPEL MISSION Newsletter

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887 W. Spruce Ave., Ravenna, OH 44266

Rev. Barbara A. Davis, Pastor

Pastors Pen April 7, 2013: Celebrating The Resurrection!

Jesus had no servants, yet they called Him Master.

Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher.

Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer.

Had no army, yet kings feared Him.

He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world.

He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.

He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.

Living the hope of Easter: We need to remember that Easter isn't just about something that happened about 2,000 years ago, as eternally significant as that is. It's not even just about what will happen at some time in the future, although that's the essence of our hope. It's about, in a very real way, what's happening right now in our lives. Speaking of Christ, Peter tells us, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ." (1 Peter 1:3.)

When Jesus said, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10) he was talking about the here-and-now as well as the hereafter. God wants you to reach out and grab that "hope" that He's provided. He wants you to "live" that hope. And, in turn, He wants to bless you for living for Him.

This "living hope" is powerful evidence that Christ is alive and working on, in and through His church, the body of believers. If you're a Christian, that includes you!

Bill and Gloria Gaither's classic song, "Because He Lives," really explains simply and to-the-point the essence of this "living hope" that we as Christians can enjoy:

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives, all fear is gone.

Because I know He holds the future, And life is worth the living, just because He lives.

Christ rose from the tomb to give us a living hope. The evidence of that is all around us. Just ask those for whom the power of a risen Christ has completely transformed their lives. Just ask those who have seen the power of God perform miracles in their lives. Just ask those who now have living hope, who once merely existed day-to-day in hopelessness. Just ask those who have learned what it is to have what Christ promised– life, and life more abundant. Just ask those for whom life has truly become worth living. And it's all ... because He lives.

PRAYER LIST: Mr. Myers Shower project Sister Bishop—Health Libby Hazen Ministries ALL OUR MILITARY---Zack &Shawn Hank-Cancer

Jenny B. and Dennis—recovery Devria St.Aubin---health RC & Esther—health Gene & Debbie--Grandchild Don & Sue Duncan Euel Ron Beaver-Granddaughter--health Rev. Donnie, Mack Turner—health SOULS Calvary Crusade FGCC/Radio& Ministers Sister Helen Ballew Arthur Wilson—health Betty’s Nephew & Sister in law Zach and Ella Rev. Charles & Sue Herron Center of Hope Anne C--Cancer Carol & Betty Grieving Families Will & Amber—& family DC & Barbie Sharon.. Sister Racheal Bill Mooney-health

　

JOKES: Submitted by Rev. Jack Murphy:YOUNG GIRL ON AN AIRPLANE

An atheist was seated next to a young girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."

The young girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?" "Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.

"Okay," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?"

The atheist, visibly surprised by the young girl's intelligence, thought about it and said "Hmmm, I have no idea." To which the little girl replied, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss God, Heaven and Hell, or life after death, when you don't know Poop?! And then she went back to reading her book.

FYI BIG THANK YOU: Bill, Cody, David and Davey showed up for the work meeting, they did a great job raking the front and side yard, May God bless each of them very good, for caring for the house of God!!!!

Why did Dale stare at the Orange Juice Carton,: because it said "Concentrate" Happy Birthday to my favorite target!!!!

Untapped Power

Untapped Power

BIBLE MEDITATION:
“…ye have not, because ye ask not.” James 4:2

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
A little boy was trying with all his might to move a huge stone. His little muscles were bulging, and there was perspiration on his face. His father, who was watching, said to him, “Son, are you using all of your strength?” And the little boy said, “Yes, Daddy, I’m using all of my strength.” And his dad said, “No, you’re not. You haven’t asked me to help you.”

ACTION POINT:
Sometimes we’re burdened down with weighty problems, and we strive, we cry, and say, “I’m doing everything I know to do!” Have you asked your Father to help? Have you linked your life with His? Could it be that God wants to bless you, and the reason God is not blessing you could be so utterly simple. “You have not because you ask not.”

 Devotions taken from the messages of Adrian Rogers.

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

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HAPPY EASTER

HE IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED

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887 W. Spruce Ave., Ravenna, OH 44266

Rev. Barbara A. Davis, Pastor

Pastors Pen March 31, 2012: HAPPY EASTER, HE IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED!!!!! May God bless you today and every day, Rev. Barb Davis, Pastor

Why the cross? Paul, in Ephesians 2:8-9, tells us, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." There is a penalty for sin. And it had to be paid.

That's why Christ came. He came to pay the penalty once and for all. Nobody else could do it. The lamb had to be "spotless." That Lamb of God had to be sinless so that price being paid would be for others' sins and not His. And that Lamb of God was Christ Himself.

What was the penalty? Death. Scripture tells us "...without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins" (Hebrews 9:22). The principle was foreshadowed throughout the Old Testament. Christ — the perfect sacrifice — came to pay that penalty by dying on the Cross. Christ paid the price of sin – so we wouldn't have to. He paid a debt He did not owe – to pay a debt we could not pay.

The oft-cited acrostic for "GRACE" says it all: "God'sRiches At Christ's Expense." God's riches in glory are available to us only because Christ paid the price at Calvary.

That's how far God would go to save us.

God's greatest expression of His love and His grace was shown by the Cross.

PRAYER LIST: Mr. Myers Shower project Sister Bishop—Health Libby Hazen Ministries ALL OUR MILITARY---Zack &Shawn Hank-Cancer

Jenny B. and Dennis—recovery Devria St.Aubin---health RC & Esther—health Gene & Debbie--Grandchild Don & Sue Duncan The Church Ron Beaver-Granddaughter--health Rev. Donnie, Mack Turner—health SOULS Calvary Crusade FGCC/Radio& Ministers Sister Helen Ballew Arthur Wilson—health Betty’s Nephew & Sister in law Zach and Ella Rev. Charles & Sue Herron Center of Hope Anne C--Cancer Carol & Betty Grieving Families Will & Amber—& family DC & Barbie Sharon..— Sister Racheal

Bill Mooney, son of Lois Mooney had a heart attack needs prayer!!!!

Angie's brother-in-law Euel came thru surgery great!! Still desires your prayer

　

JOKES:Q. What did the Easter Bunny say to the carrot? A. "It's been nice gnawing you!" ................ ... Q. How do rabbits travel? A. By HAREplanes

. Q. Where does the Easter bunny eat breakfast? A. IHOP. ........ Q...How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.

Now a special Commentary by Sister Cara Sabo: Monday is April Fools Day.......FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY ------In Florida, an atheist created a case against Easter and Passover Holy days. He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days.

The case was brought before a judge. After listening to the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring, "Case dismissed!" The lawyer immediately stood and objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? The Christians have Christmas, Easter and others. The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays."

The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counselor, is woefully ignorant." The lawyer said," Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists."

The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is April Fool's Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.' Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day. Court is adjourned." You gotta love a Judge that knows his scripture!

Pastor Barb, Bill and Susan would like to thank Sister Renee for the yummy chocholates for Easter. God bless!!!!

HAPPY EASTER--HE IS RISEN!!!