Thought for today - 08/31/10

"It is no accident that God has chosen to call us sheep.  The behavior of sheep and human beings is similar in many ways. Our mass mind (or mob instincts), our fears and timidity, our stubbornness and stupidity, our perverse habits are all parallels of profound importance.   Yet despite these adverse characteristics Christ chooses us, buys us, calls us by name, makes us His own, and delights in caring for us." 
     ~W. Phillip Keller, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23

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Thought for today - 08/30/10

HA!
Noah opens up the ark and let all the animals out, telling them to "Go forth and multiply!"  He's closing the great doors of the ark when he notices that there are two snakes sitting in a dark corner.  So he says to them, "Didn't you hear me? You can go now. Go forth and multiply."  "We can't," said the snakes.  "We're adders."

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Thought for today - 08/29/10

"The Christian who is careless in Bible reading will be careless in Christian living." 
     ~Max Reich

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ARE CONSUMER-DRIVEN CHURCHES BETRAYING THE AMERICAN SOUL?

EXCERPT FROM CONNECTIONS - 08/29/10:


ARE CONSUMER-DRIVEN CHURCHES BETRAYING THE AMERICAN SOUL?

The Community Church of Joy in Glendale, Arizona, exemplified the successful church of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In 2002 the congregation had 12,000 members. Church operations filled a sprawling 187-acre campus. Community Church of Joy was known as a place where people could enjoy worship experiences that were fun and upbeat, with high production values.

But the pastor who had built this successful church had second thoughts. Walt Kallestad began to wonder what it all amounted to. If Community Church of Joy were to suddenly disappear, would anyone in the larger Phoenix metropolitan area notice or care? Had the church made any real difference?

Kallestad confessed his disquiet to his congregation. He told them the Church was little more than "a dispenser of religious goods and services." People hadn't been asked to make sacrifices, or involve themselves with their neighbor's needs or trials, nor did they welcome challenges to grow and mature. A third of the membership left.

A similar "come-to-Jesus" moment recently occurred at the granddaddy of the modern megachurches, Willow Creek Community Church…. Read this in full at
http://crosscut.com/2010/08/02/religion/20020/Are-consumer-driven-churches-betraying-the-American-soul-/


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http://connectionsnews.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/connections-082910/

Min. Frank Coleman
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Thought for today - 08/28/10

"Make and keep your promises to the Lord your God." 
     ~Psalm 76:11 (NCV)

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Thought for today - 08/27/10

"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." 
     ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Thought for today - 08/26/10

"I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me -- the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace." 
     ~Acts 20:24

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Thought for today - 08/25/10

"May God open our eyes to see what the holy ministry of intercession is to which, as His royal priesthood, we have been set apart.  May He give us a large and strong heart to believe what mighty influence our prayers can exert." 
     ~Andrew Murray

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Thought for today - 08/24/10

"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'"
     ~Psalms 14:1

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Thought for today - 08/23/10

"The sun, with all those planets moving round it, can ripen the smallest bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else to do.  Why then should I doubt His power?" 
     ~Galileo

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WEEKLY PRAYER FOCUS

"Rejoice in the Lord always; I will say it again: Rejoice!" The Apostle Paul wrote these words when he was in prison for serving Jesus.

How can we rejoice, or be happy in Jesus, always? How could the Apostle Paul write "rejoice" when he was in a Roman prison?

The key to this is our happiness must be found in Jesus Christ and in Him alone. If our happiness comes from material things, then if those material things are gone we are no longer happy. But if your happiness and joy come from God, then God will never leave us or forsake us. One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is joy; and this joy is not dependant on our circumstances.

What has God done for you? God has sent His wonderful Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross so we could...be forgiven! Go to heaven! Become His sons and daughters! Have the gift of eternal life! Have the gift of His presence to help us overcome sin here on this earth! How great is the love of God for us. God is with us always, in good times and in bad.

So, this week, let us pray that God will

• Help us to rejoice in Him always!

• Allow us to reach even more people for Jesus Christ

• Help you to share the love of God with someone you love

THANK YOU for your prayers. We would love to pray for you also. Please visit our prayer room: http://pathoflife.wordpress.com/prayer-requests-praise-reports/; or hit "reply" to this email and tell us how we can pray for you, and one of our volunteers will pray for you.

May God bless you,

Min. Frank Coleman

Thought for today - 08/22/10

     TOTAL COMMITMENT
"'What Thou wilt, when Thou wilt, how Thou wilt.'  I had rather speak these three sentences from my heart in my mother tongue than be master of all the languages in Europe." 
     ~John Newton, 1779

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CONNECTIONS - 08/22/10

CONNECTIONS
For week of August 22, 2010
Issue 318

Read this week's issue online here:
http://connectionsnews.wordpress.com/2010/08/21/connections-082210/

Thought for today - 08/21/10

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.  And to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Thought for today - 08/20/10

"I am only one, but I am one.  I cannot do everything, but I can do something.  What I can do, I should do and, with the help of God, I will do!" 
     ~Everett Hale, Chaplain of the United States Senate and grandnephew of Nathan Hale, U.S. Revolutionary War patriot

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Thought for today - 08/19/20

"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.  And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers." 
     ~1 John 3:16

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Frank's Desk - 08/17/10

TRUE SUCCESS

Have you ever looked at someone and thought, If only I could be like him or her, then I could really be successful? Well, true success doesn't come by imitating others, it comes by giving God your best effort no matter what.

Daniel Defoe was not a great preacher or teacher or even an outstanding missionary. Defoe could do only one thing, but he did it well. He could write. For nearly 25 years Daniel Defoe used his writing skill to share Christian principles. You probably know his most famous novel, "Robinson Crusoe," a book dealing with God's purpose for man and the problem of evil.

Defoe wrote more than 250 books. He believed strongly in the Bible verse found in Colossians 3, verse 23, "And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men."

What is it God wants you to do for Him? Do you know what your gifts are? You can find out. Open your Bible and read it and that will open your life before God. It all begins with God's Word. Make yourself available and let God use you however He chooses.

Min. Frank Coleman

Thought for today - 08/16/10

"[Jesus] said to them all: 'If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it." 
     ~Luke 9:23-24

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A new way to share your prayer requests online...

God cares about every situation,
problem, difficulty, and need you face
right now - big or small!

We wanted to let you know about a new way to share you prayer requests and praise reports through our website:

Prayer Request & Praise Report Page
http://pathoflife.wordpress.com/prayer-requests-praise-reports/

God cares about every situation, problem, difficulty, and need you face right now - big or small.

We created this page because we care, too. We care about you and we are concerned about the things you are concerned about.

We want to provide you with a quick and easy way to share your prayer requests and praise reports with us and with our readers so we can all stand together with you in agreement for the things you or the people you care about need - whether it is spiritual, emotional, physical, financial, or in the area of relationships.

We hope this meets a need in your life and that you will find this page useful, helpful, and encouraging. 

Here is the link again: http://pathoflife.wordpress.com/prayer-requests-praise-reports/


In Him,

Frank Coleman

Frank's Desk - 08/15/10

YOUR PRAYERS WILL TELL ON YOU

". . . and, Lord, give me that new SUV truck I so desperately need. And help me to get a raise at work and a promotion too. Help me, Lord, to hit a home run in the church softball tournament tonight. These things I pray in Jesus' name, Amen." 

Have you noticed how selfish we sometimes are in our prayers? We're more interested in getting our way than God's will. Many years ago there was a man in Israel named Jabez. Verse 10 of 1 Chronicles 4 gives us good insight into Jabez. It records his prayer, and you can tell a lot about a person by what they pray. Listen to what Jabez prayed for. "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" Jabez' was more interested in honoring God with his life than just using God to get everything he wanted. Jabez was committed to God and God blessed him.

It takes a heart committed to God to be more interested in doing what He wants than what we want. Read Jabez's prayer for yourself. Discover more about this little known hero of the Bible who honored God with his life.

Frank Coleman

Thought for today - 08/15/10

"Our praying needs to be pressed and pursued with an energy that never tires, a persistency which will not be denied, and a courage which never fails." 
     ~E.M. Bounds

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CONNECTIONS - 08/15/10

Read CONNECTIONS
Issue 317
For week of August 15, 2010 Here:
http://connectionsnews.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/connections-081510/

Thought for today - 08/13/10

"Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." 
     ~Mark Twain

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Frank's Desk - 08/12/10

DANIEL'S FAITH

In a day and age when the words "corruption" and "leader" seem to go together far too often, Daniel is a refreshing change.

Daniel lived during the time of the Babylonian empire. As a young man, he was hand picked by the Babylonians and trained to serve in the King's court. Yet, amidst the influences of pagan religions, Daniel emerged as a godly hero of the faith. Listen to Daniel's enemies in Daniel 6:5: "We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God." Talk about integrity! The only accusation the enemies of Daniel could make against him was that he was too committed to his God.

In a day when it's sometimes difficult to distinguish Christians from non-Christians, Daniel's commitment to God challenges us to step forward and be identified. What a different world this would be if our faith was as obvious to our enemies as Daniel's faith was to his.

Read more about Daniel and his commitment to God in the book that bears his name. You'll find it in the Old Testament. Then dare to be a Daniel in your world and you'll see your world changed.

Frank Coleman

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Thought for today - 08/12/10

"He is not silent.  The reason we have the answer is because the infinite-personal God, the full Trinitarian God, has not been silent.  He has told us who He is. Couch your concept of inspiration and revelation in these terms, and you will see how it cuts down into the warp and woof of modern thinking.  He is not silent.  That is the reason we know.  It is because He has spoken.  What has He told us?  Has He told us only about other things? No, He has told us truth about Himself -- and because He has told us truth about Himself -- that He is the infinite-personal, triune God -- we have the answer to existence." 
     ~Francis Schaeffer, He Is There and He Is Not Silent, Ch. 1

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