Would you hug this man?

If this man shows up for service at your church on Sunday, will you give him the same welcome that you would give to a respected leader in your denomination or even better your Pastor?

You never know who will walk through the doors. On more than one occasion we have had homeless people there. They are not very nice to look at sometimes and they do not always smell that good. Jesus commanded us to go to the world. Matthew 28:19 (NIV) “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”

This is just my humble opinion but, I have a problem with ministries that only desire to plant churches in affluent neighborhoods because there is a high likelyhood of building a mega church. I’m not saying that the rich and powerful don’t need God because they certainly do. But, my heart is for all of the hurting and I believe that it is a scriptural way to feel about evangelism. The book of Hebrews tells us “ Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.” Hebrews 13:2 (NIV) We will be held accountable in the last day for our actions. Let us consider others in their oppression and do what we can to make a difference. Jude 22 (KJV)“And of some have compassion, making a difference:”

I challenge you to be attentive to God’s promptings and “make a difference.” I am reminded of a story that Chuck Swindol told on the radio. A little boy was out on the seashore picking up starfish and throwing them back into the water one at a time. The beach was covered with more starfish than the boy could possibly throw back in. A man approached the little boy and asked him “why are you doing that, there are so many, you can’t possibly make a difference?” The little boy replied “I made a difference for this one!” as he threw another one back into the ocean.

Pastor Dan

Spirit Encounter

As I sit here pondering what I just experienced at the Spirit Encounter this weekend I am overwhelmed by God's presence. I have never experienced anything like what we experienced. I am so thankful to the team that came from Brazil to help. I saw God changing people right in front of my eyes. No one that was there will ever be the same again. As Josiah so powerfully preached to us, the thing that hurt Jesus the most was being separated from God as the sins of all mankind, past, present and future where on Him. I know one thing for sure. I have a new insight into the call on my life. People die every day and enter into their eternal destination. We must do whatever we can, by any means available to us to snatch as many souls as we possibly can from the hand of our adversary, the devil. He knows that his time is short and the push is on to stop as many as he can from seeing the truth.

2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (ESV)
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. 4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

God has shone His glory in our hearts. It takes a miracle from God for anyone to have the veil lifted from their eyes and see the truth. Personal evangelism is easy when we allow God to bring people into our paths. When God does this, He has already prepared their hearts and all we have to do is be obedient and speak the Word. God will do the rest.

Matthew 28:18 is not the "Great Suggestion" it is the "Great Commandment!"

Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV)
18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

Tim & Christine Huber's Visit

Tim and Christine Huber came to visit with us last week. We enjoyed getting to see them again and are encouraged by their visit. Tim went with us to Nite Light on Friday night. We had a night of prophetic worship. Prophet Bruce and Deanne were there along with Prophet Gene. Tim and Christine ministered in our Sunday service and taught our the last two modules of our pre-encounter teaching. We are looking forward to the Spirit Encounter this weekend at Pastor Aaron and Esther's house. We also celebrated Gracie Helland's 1st Birthday.

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible

Esther and I would like to announce that we have a new Biblical Teaching series coming soon in Children"s Church. It is called The Greatest Heroes And Legends Of The Bible Series DVD series. It is a 12 DVD series of 50 minute videos narrated by Charlton Heston. Here are a few of the topics: Moses and The Ten Commandments, Jonah and The Whale, The Miracles Of Jesus, The Nativity, The Last Supper, Crucifixion, the Ressurrection, and the Apostles. I know God wants to equip our children and this is solid Biblical teaching. It is our responsibility to teach the children. Pastor Dan and I have previewed these and they are excellent teaching tools for both children and adults. The adults are going to want to come to Children's Church to see the videos! Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Esther & Annette your children's church servants.