Coffee ministry

Please pray for the coffee ministry!  Everytime we come close to having a location, something happens...at times I even think maybe it is not supposed to be.  I have leads on machines etc... but don't want to spend all that money until there is a location.  I also have no place but the middle of the livingroom to put the stuff till there is a location.

Our neighbor who has been very sick...passed away.  Today was his funeral.  He prayed to receive Christ as his Savior and Lord several weeks ago.  His family had the full Catholic mourning traditions and mass this afternoon.  Please pray for his family and for us as we continue to share with them. 

Most of us know Proverbs 3:5-6 by heart....did you ever read the whole chapter? Fills in the WHOLE picture!

Proverbs 3

 ¹My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
 ²For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
 ³Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
 ⁴So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
 ⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
 ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
 ⁷Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
 ⁸It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
 ⁹Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
 ¹⁰So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
 ¹¹My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
 ¹²For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
 ¹³Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
 ¹⁴For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
 ¹⁵She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
 ¹⁶Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
 ¹⁷Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
 ¹⁸She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
 ¹⁹The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
 ²⁰By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
 ²¹My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
 ²²So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

 ²³Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
 ²⁴When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
 ²⁵Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
 ²⁶For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
 ²⁷Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
 ²⁸Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
 ²⁹Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
 ³⁰Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
 ³¹Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
 ³²For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
 ³³The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
 ³⁴Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
 ³⁵The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Do you live your life...everyday, every decision, every thought as if...

Easy to write on a piece of paper and usually comforting to say.  BUT do you really understand the impact of this phrase?


GOD IS SOVEREIGN.


Today Victor preached on Daniel 4.  He highlighted verse 35.  Remember Victor is blind and has had a brain tumor and now depends on others for just about everything.   Victor said "I am going bare my soul today.   Lately I feel cheated, alone, frustrated and like I have no chance at anything.  I have asked  "Why does God do what He does in my life or the life of other Christians?" 
The title of our sermon today is "God is Sovereign."  He then explained what the word sovereign means as it pertains to the nature and character of God.  If you want, I can tell the rest of the message but how about you read the passage a couple times and meditate on it for a day or two...till you believe you understand the sovereignty of God..


THEN...

Try writing  "God is sovereign" on several post it notes and stick them in strategic places you will see during your day(bathroom, kitchen, car, TV room, bedroom, workplace, school locker, gym, wallet, Bible, novel you are reading, write it into your shopping list, stick it in your check book, sick it on your boat, motorcycle, pool, cellphone, ipod, laptop, xbox, play station, your kid's or spouse's forehead, your credit card, your refrigerator, stick it on your career, your vacation, your plans for the day, plans for the week, plans for the year, and for the future)....see what happens when this truth affects your life in that spot!

2nd module of Omega

The 2nd module of the Omega course is underway.  Please continue to pray for the future church planters as it is a big commitment to attend classes three nights a week. Most have more than fulltime jobs, families and other things that seen to arise in the midst of the busyness!