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New Hope
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Monday,
April 25, 2008
Welcome to New Hope where "No
Perfect
People are ALLOWED!"
Grace is one of those commodities that you just
can't live without. No relationship can last a single day without
forgiveness. Sure some of the things we need forgiveness for are rather
small and seem inconsequential; but if you put enough of the "inconsequentials"
together, you have a sizeable load. Besides, "I love you" are there any
more soothing words than "I forgive you." Forgiveness is never out of
date. Fortunately for us, we have a God who's bountiful in both love and
forgiveness. That's why we say "No Perfect People Allowed!"
New Hope is a place where imperfect people are welcomed, not just by God, but by
His church as well.
If you fit into this category, then drop by for a
visit often! We'd love to be His hands and feet.
Things are going great with our teens.
We have a new name, CHAOS which stands for Christ
Has All
Our Solutions.
What a cool name and it applies at so many different levels. More
and more teens are carving out time for Youth Group on Thursday.
This week is PIZZA night. Bring your $5
for pizza and pop. Wow, what
a group! What fun! What a blast! And it just gets better every
week.
Men, Man-to-Man Breakfast
is THIS Saturday. We meet at 8 AM for a great breakfast.
(7406 Eaglefield Drive, Arlington, 360-658-4744) Let me know if you plan
to attend. Wouldn't want to run out of food. Cost is just $5.
Adelina and her husband pastor a
church in Albania. Recently her eye sight began deteriorating.
Without surgery she WILL go blind. A Seattle eye surgeon has agreed to do
the procedure for free and an area hospital has greatly reduced their charges.
Two hurdles remain, funds for the trip to Seattle and a visa to enter the US.
Recently they were denied a visa. Your prayers that the US will reverse
their decision quickly is appreciated. If you'd like to help fund their
trip to Seattle, make your check payable to NHCC and on the memo line note -
"EYE Surgery." Thanks for your assistance.
May His grace grant you
freedom to live boldly and confidently today!
See you Sunday!
In His grip,
Pastor Steve
All services are held in the
Cedarcrest Middle School, 6400 88th Street NE, Marysville
- Just 1 block west of 67th
Avenue on 88th Street -
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Monday, April 25, 2008
“And he said to Him . . . I am the least in my
father’s house. And the Lord said to him, ‘Surely I will be with
you.’”
Judges 6:15-16
For every battle, God has a strategy, so
stop praying about the problem and start praying for the strategy.
God’s vision will always be greater than
the one who is called to fulfill it: “Except the Lord build the house, they
labor in vain that build it” (Psalm 127:1). Jesus knows the weight-load you can
handle, the materials required to build your character and how to fit together
the events in your life for your growth and His glory. Maybe that nagging
feeling you have been having for months is God trying to get you to look past
the problems for His strategy! Maybe it is no longer His plan you need rather it
is the courage to act on it. Stop collecting opinions and get alone with Him.
Shut the door and wait in His presence until you are ready to follow His
strategy until the battle is won.
But be aware that when God gives you
blueprints, it is you are about to go under construction! It is not enough to be
called; you have to be equipped. But do not be discouraged, the God who
landscaped the Earth also designed every detail of your life. Just step out and
follow Him. You are built for it; you are designed to handle the pressure.
The One who said to Gideon, “Surely I
will be with you,” is saying the same thing to you today.
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