September 3, 2003 V1N23
Hi! Following is a powerful little article...
Evangelism: Such a Short Time
So he said to him, "Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding
garment?" And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants,
"Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer
darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
--Matthew 22:12-13
...we have such a short time to prepare for such a long time. By that
I mean we have now to prepare for then. We have an hour to prepare
for eternity. To fail to prepare is an act of moral folly. For anyone
to have a day given to prepare, it is an act of inexcusable folly to
let anything hinder that preparation. If we find ourselves in a
spiritual rut, nothing in the world should hinder us. Nothing in this
world is worth it. If we believe in eternity, if we believe in God,
if we believe in the eternal existence of the soul, then there is
nothing important enough to cause us to commit such an act of moral
folly.
Failing to get ready in time for eternity, and failing to get ready
now for the great then that lies out yonder, is a trap in plain
sight. There is an odd saying in the Old Testament, "How useless to
spread a net in full view of all the birds" (Proverbs 1:17). When the
man of God wrote that, he gave the birds a little credit. It would be
silly for a bird watching me set the trap to conveniently fly down
and get into it. Yet there are people doing that all the time. People
who have to live for eternity fall into that trap set for them in
plain sight.
"And Lord, I have the message that will enable them to prepare. Give
me a willingness--no a passion--to do my part in this urgent matter.
Amen."
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Poem read at the funeral of Carol Ayres, a friend that truly Loved Yeshua (Jesus)
HOW DID YOU LIVE YOUR DASH?
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend,
He referred to the dates on her/his/ tombstone,
From beginning to the end.
He noted first her/ his date of birth,
And spoke the following date with tears.
But he said what mattered most
Was the dash between those years?
For the dash represents all the time
That she/he spent alone on earth
And now only those who loved her/him,
Know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars, the house the cash,
What matters most is how we live and love,
And how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard.
Are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
That can still be rearranged.
If we could slow down just enough,
To consider what is real,
And always try and understand,
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more,
And love the people in our lives
Like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect
And more often wear a smile
Remember that this special dash,
Might only last a while.
So when your eulogy’s being read,
With life’s actions to rehash
Would you be proud of things that they say?
About how you spent your dash?
~submitted by Julie Clark
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Verse of the Week
Greetings in our Risen Savior's name! I hope this finds you doing well in the Lord!
Here is something I thought would be good for us all to think about:
"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid, How shall we, that are dead to sin live any longer therein?" ~Romans 6:1-2
This is a passage that really sticks in my mind! Shall we continue to sin? No!!!!!! Let's strive for that perfection Christ tells us about in His Word! Let's pray up, the battle is raging!!! It is so real! Souls are slipping into eternity- are we telling them of the Savior that came to Earth, who died, paying the price for our sin? Are we seizing every opportunity to tell people that he rose again, and that He is coming back for those that have repented, and received the gift of salvation? Are we? May we be true soldiers in God's Army! May we not be weary for in due time we shall see the Commander! Oh how glorious that will be! Hallelujah!
~Micala Muncy
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Prayer & Praise
Brothers and sisters in the Lord, I MUST share with you of the greatness of my King! This week I had to take two really major music exams, which I've been preparing for now for the last two and a half years. I had the flu for a week beforehand, just when I needed to be reinforcing and memorising stuff. I was certain that I was doomed to failure, but God truly won through and blessed me with an exam paper filled with questions I was confident in! Truly He is an amazing God and I have such peace about this exam now, though I won't know the result for another 8 to 12 weeks. I feel like I have learnt something so much more important than music--that God cares for such things even as our exams, and that truly, 'our times are in His hands.' Bless you all!
~Danielle C., NSW Australia
And my personal praise to the Almighty, who has amply supplied me with material for this issue! ~Jamie Scharf
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Word Study
by AprilRose Pilgrim
My brethen, count it all joy when ye fall into diverse temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith workieth patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James 1:2-4
And not only so, but we glory in tribulation also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experiance; and experiance, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed: because the love of God is shed abroad.....Romans 5:3-5a
Tribulation:
Anguished: troubled: afflicted: persecuted: pressure.
Distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution, a trying experiance.
John 16:33
Romans 12:12
Romans 8:35-39
Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4
all definitions from websters dictionary, and strongs bible concordance.
suggestions, thoughts and ideas would be appreciated, email me at:
missrosepetal84@yahoo.com
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Selected Sayings
1. Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
2. The best thing in the world is to do good by stealth and be found out by accident. -Harold Lamb.
3. Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough or good enough to be entrusted with unlimited power. -Colton.
4. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and under a just God cannot retain it. -Lincoln
Smiley
An old rancher went to town to buy a pickup truck that he saw advertised in the paper for a certain price. After telling the salesman which truck he wanted, they sat down to do the paperwork. The salesman handed the rancher the bill, and the rancher declared, "This isn't the price I saw!"
The salesman went on to tell the old rancher how he was getting extras such as power brakes, power windows, special tires etc. and that was what took the price up. The rancher needed the truck badly, paid the price and went home.
A few months later, the salesman called up the rancher and said," My son is in 4-H and he needs a cow for a project. Do you have any cows for sale?"
The rancher said, "Yes, I have a few cows, and I would sell for $500.00 apiece. Come look at them and take your pick."
The salesman said he and his son would be right out. After spending a few hours in the field checking out all the rancher's cows, the two decided on one and the salesman proceeded to write out a check for $500.00.
The rancher said " Now, wait a minute, that's not the final price
of the cow. You're getting extras with it and you have to pay for the extras, too."
" What extras?" asked the salesman.
Below is the list the rancher gave the salesman for the final price of the cow..........
BASIC COW..............................$500.00
Two tone exterior......................$45.00
Extra stomachs............................$75.00
Product storing equipment...........$60.00
Straw compartment...................$120.00
4 Spigots @$10 ea......................$40.00
Leather upholstery.....................$125.00
Dual horns..................................$45.00
Automatic fly swatter...................$38.00
Fertilizer attachment...................$185.00
GRAND TOTAL.......................$1,233.00
Well, thanks to everyone for reading this issue! And special thanks to everyone who contrubited this time. Again the website is at www.geocities.com/ready4anything_2003 and the e-mail address (if you have anything to send) is ready4anything_2003@yahoo.com.
Josh Champagne says that application forms for Colorado Youth Bible School are available for download at www.geocities.com/hopeybs. So, if you want to save time or just haven't gotten around to asking for one, now you know where to go.
You all have a great day!
Staff: Editor in Chief: Jesus Christ
Assistant Editors: Jamie Scharf & April Pilgrim
Website Coodinator: Joshua Champagne
Columnist: April Pilgrim
Contributers: Marty Bodeker
Julie Clark
Micala Muncy
Danielle C.
Deborah Epp