(January 6, 2010)
Prayer House News!
No mid-week classes tonight because of Family Week.
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Health Care Clinic for the Homeless
Sue Smolinski, RN, is looking to meet with other nurses at Prayer House who may be interested in joining her as a volunteer at a local homeless shelter. You will minister to those who come to the shelter by providing health as well as spiritual care. This would be a new endeavor that would require planning and preparation on the part of nurses wishing to be involved.
Sue invites you to a meeting to learn more about this ministry. The initial meeting will be held on January 10, 2010 immediately following the morning service in one of the church classrooms.
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Today's Bible Reading - Psalms 1-2
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Pastor Kevin baptizing his youngest, Rebecca.=========================
The Prophet's Reward
continued from yesterday
I’m sure most of you have read the account of Abraham in Genesis chapter 20.
Abraham was living in an area called Gerar. He and his wife Sarah decided to not let the King know that Sarah was his wife because Abraham did not believe that King Abimelech was a godly man and that he would simply kill Abraham in order to get his wife if he knew Sarah was Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman."
If God ever comes to you and says, “You are as good as a dead man,” you are not going to have a good nights sleep. So Abimelech finds out that Sarah is Abraham’s wife and asks God to forgive him. Afterwards Abimelech asks Abraham why he did what he did.
Genesis 20:11-12 Abraham replied, "I said to myself, 'There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.' (12) Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.
So far the moral of this story is; don’t marry your stepsister even if she is beautiful. Fortunately for Abraham there was a fear of God in that place and the Lord was able to speak to the King to tell him to give Abraham his wife back.
Genesis 20:7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all yours will die."
Of all the research I did – this verse is considered the one which describes the prophet’s reward. If you receive a prophet he will pray for you. The reward for receiving a prophet is that you get prayed for by the prophet.
Genesis 20:17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his slave girls so they could have children again.
When we say that someone is blessed of the Lord, what are we getting at? What does it mean to be blessed of God? I now believe it relates to the prophet’s reward. It basically means that God is praying for you. When you receive Christ into your heart – he prays for you.
continued tomorrow
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Medication: A Merry Heart
Coffee
In a rush to work one morning, I pulled up to the drive-through window at a fast-food restaurant and ordered some coffee.
Because I was in a hurry, I asked them to put a couple of ice cubes in the coffee so it would cool down more quickly and I could drink it faster.
I sat there at the pick-up window for a few minutes, wondering where they had to go to get my coffee, when a frustrated teenager finally came up and said, "I'm sorry for the delay, but the ice you wanted in your coffee keeps melting!"
The Prophet's Reward
continued from yesterday
I’m sure most of you have read the account of Abraham in Genesis chapter 20.
Abraham was living in an area called Gerar. He and his wife Sarah decided to not let the King know that Sarah was his wife because Abraham did not believe that King Abimelech was a godly man and that he would simply kill Abraham in order to get his wife if he knew Sarah was Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman."
If God ever comes to you and says, “You are as good as a dead man,” you are not going to have a good nights sleep. So Abimelech finds out that Sarah is Abraham’s wife and asks God to forgive him. Afterwards Abimelech asks Abraham why he did what he did.
Genesis 20:11-12 Abraham replied, "I said to myself, 'There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.' (12) Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.
So far the moral of this story is; don’t marry your stepsister even if she is beautiful. Fortunately for Abraham there was a fear of God in that place and the Lord was able to speak to the King to tell him to give Abraham his wife back.
Genesis 20:7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all yours will die."
Of all the research I did – this verse is considered the one which describes the prophet’s reward. If you receive a prophet he will pray for you. The reward for receiving a prophet is that you get prayed for by the prophet.
Genesis 20:17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his slave girls so they could have children again.
When we say that someone is blessed of the Lord, what are we getting at? What does it mean to be blessed of God? I now believe it relates to the prophet’s reward. It basically means that God is praying for you. When you receive Christ into your heart – he prays for you.
continued tomorrow
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Medication: A Merry Heart
Coffee
In a rush to work one morning, I pulled up to the drive-through window at a fast-food restaurant and ordered some coffee.
Because I was in a hurry, I asked them to put a couple of ice cubes in the coffee so it would cool down more quickly and I could drink it faster.
I sat there at the pick-up window for a few minutes, wondering where they had to go to get my coffee, when a frustrated teenager finally came up and said, "I'm sorry for the delay, but the ice you wanted in your coffee keeps melting!"
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