"You can do more than pray after you have prayed; but you can never do more than pray until you have prayed."
~ A.J. Gordon
"Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does change the action of God."
~ Chuck Smith
"The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity. If we want to see mighty wonders of divine power and grace wrought in the place of weakness, failure and disappointment, let us answer God's standing challenge, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not!'"
~ J. Hudson Taylor
This Sunday:
The Call You Need to Make (Pt.2)
Last Sunday we all experienced such a sweet and powerful presence of the Lord. We praise Him for those who received their healing and for the encouragement of the Saints that took place. I will be following up last Sunday's message with another component of calling on the Lord. As I shared last week, I do feel this is a fresh now Word (at least personally) for this season. Please invite a friend and come expecting.
As summer approaches, it is easy to be sidetracked from the anchor attitudes and actions that are so important in our Christian lives. So by way of encouragement and reminder, how are you doing in regard to the following four areas?
1. Faithfulness Are you being faithful to God? ( time, talent, treasure) Are you being faithful to your family? Are you being faithful to your local church?
Are you being faithful to your employer?
If God had the same level of faithfulness toward you that you have toward Him, how different would your life be?
2. Worship Are you bringing a worshipping heart into all you do? Are you praising God for His goodness throughout the day?
Are you spending time talking and listening to God? Are you reading His Word?
When is the last time you have closed the door and just poured your heart out in worship to God while you were alone and away from everyone else?
3. Love Are you demonstrating an attitude and heart of love in all you do?
Is love a highly valued stock in the portfolio of your soul?
Are you allowing love and forgiveness to keep envy, resentment, and bitterness out of your soul?
What is the last thing you have sacrificed due to love?
Do people see Jesus through your love?
4. Gratitude
Do you live a thankful life?
Are you standing against the temptation to complain? When is the last time you had a praise party just to thank God for all He does for you?
Do you let others know how grateful you are for them?
Conclusion:
There are so many other words that could be anchors for us to live stable and strong Christian lives, these are four important ones. May Jesus shine through us all!
APPRECIATION BANQUET
FOR FOSTER PARENTS
Also Jason and Sarah are hosting an event to honor Foster parents from across the Shoals area. This event will be held on May 31st at the Christ Chapel Fellowship Hall. They are asking Grace House and others to assist them in this event. This is a wonderful opportunity to get involved in helping this amazing people who are helping children experience a loving and supportive home atmosphere.
Though this event is tonight, you can still help the Ricketts by sowing financially into this endeavor.
Connect With A Life Group...
Lots of fun, good fellowship, relationship building, and spiritual growth taking place through our life groups.. If you have questions about being in a group or leading a group, just get with Hillard and Charlotte Matthews who lead our Life Groups ministry.
You are now able to view all the options on our new Life Groups website at LIFEGROUPS.INFO Please check it out!
Rooted Preteens - Summer Camp
We are excited about Summer camp at Springfield for our preteens on July 19 - 22. The cost for our Grace House preteens will be $100 (The church is offsetting the cost to make it more affordable for those desiring to go). See Allison Fisher for more details and to sign up.
Have A Laugh....
Two boys were walking home from Sunday school after hearing a strong preaching on the devil.
One said to the other, "What do you think about all this Satan stuff?"
The other boy replied, "Well, you know how Santa Claus turned out. It's probably just your Dad."
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