Vol 22  Num 18   May 11, 2011

By Rev Mike Jones

Greetings in the Name of Christ,

      Pray for Don Hanna and his son, Tim as they travel to India today. They will meet Brother Carlisle in South India to encourage our Pastors and workers there and to oversee several needed projects. They will then travel back to North India for several weeks of ministry.

      I look forward to speaking at Black River FWBC this Sunday Night.

      I am excited about the things I am learning right now (There is so much to know about the Bible and about making the things of God available on the Web). I am encouraged by the Christian Growth I see in many people. I am thankful that God has allowed me to know so many people who are really worth knowing! It is great to be a Christian, to walk with God, and to realize the road I am traveling will take me home to the Father’s house. Glory!

Mike ps 16:11

Rev Mike Jones
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Lessons for Living for Tuesday, May 10, 2011

FRIENDS

            One of the greatest treasures of a person is a Friend. Children do weird things and act in strange ways as they grow up because they want to be included as a Friend. Husbands and wives seek to be more than partners and lovers; they only reach real happiness when they are Friends. No matter how much you get paid you are not satisfied in your work unless you have friends around you. “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by doubling our joy, and dividing our grief”- Joseph Addison.

            You may meet a Friend by accident but you will not become a Friend by accident- I went out to find a friend, but could not find one there. I went out to be a friend, and friends were everywhere. A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24). Dale Carnegie said, “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you”.

            The test of Friendship is loyalty- A friend loveth at all times (Prov 17:17).  “Fair-weather Friends” who abandon you at the first sign of stormy weather are not real friends. When everyone else is going out a true Friend will be coming in. 

One of the greatest statements that can be made about a person is that they are “The Friend of God”. Abraham earned this distinctive title by his complete Faith in God’s word (James 2:23). Jesus said being Friends with Him was contingent upon complete Obedience- Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you (John 15:14). Friendship with God means you trust God and God can trust you. That is a pretty good definition of Friendship for anyone.

Minister Message for Wednesday, May 11, 2011

DIVINE DISPLAY

            It all began when a widow was moved by the Lord to do something extraordinary. The Pastor had just returned from a mission trip to Brazil and had shared about the need of land for a new church in Brazil. He challenged the church to pray about attempting to raise $10,000 before Christmas in order to help purchase this much needed land. He then asked the church to join him at the altar as we prayed for the salvation of several people he had met while on this mission trip.

            When the closing prayer was completed one of the Church widows asked the Pastor if she could say something. She shared that God had spoken to her heart during the prayer and she was impressed to trust the Lord and give a One Thousand Dollar Gift to this need. Almost immediately others said they were also impressed to give various amounts and in less than ten minutes the entire Ten Thousand Dollars was raised- Is there a “Glory” anywhere in the house?

            If you could have been at this service and felt the Divine moving of the Holy Spirit during this time of spontaneous and sacrificial giving you would have realized that the ten thousand dollars was the least thing that happened in that service! The most important event on this special morning was the display of love and sacrifice among the people of God for those of another race and culture who needed to find the same pardon and peace that these people had experienced because of their trust in Jesus Christ.

            Sometimes we simply go to Church. Sometimes God comes down and displays His Power and Love. Those are the days you leave church more in awe of God than in anticipation of your place in the restaurant line.

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