Feb 2009 Vol. 6 Iss. 2 FREE Pulpit of the Publisher .................. 3A World News Briefs ..................... 5A Saed & Linda Awwad .................. 9A Easter Eggstravaganza ................ 11A Good News Publishing 5000 Amaryllis St. Oakley, CA. 94561 PRSRT STD US Postage Wesco Graphics PAID Postal Customer Restaurants .............................. 16A Families on Fire .................................17A Senior Moments ........................19A Christian Business Directory .......21A School of Theology Enrollment - Page 8 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE World News Briefs Page 5 School of Theology Page 8 History of the Middle East Page 9 Easter Eggstravaganza Page 11 JAPANESE STUDENTS AND FACULTY RECEIVE A LARGER THAN LIFE GIFT IN THE U.S. AT T.C.S. By Geannine Mijares In John 12:31, Jesus said ”But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.” At the time He was telling a crowd of people, who had come to worship Him, about His death on the cross. Yet, His words remain true even to- day and they are alive and active at Trinity Christian Schools in Oakley, CA. In November, we at Trinity Christian Schools were asked by Dawn Caldera (a part of Mountain View Christian Center’s church body) to host a visit from Jr. High exchange students from Japan. As we began to pray, God made it very clear that the purpose of this visit was for us to take this amazing opportunity to proudly and boldly share our faith with young people from across the world and preach the Good News of our Savior Jesus Christ. Excitement about the visit began when our Jr. and Sr. High students sent and re- ceived personal letters to and from Japan. TCS teachers and student government leaders joined with me to pray that God would use us to shine the light of Jesus and open the hearts of our new Japanese friends to receiving salvation through Jesus. On Monday, January 12th, as the Japanese stu- dents arrived, we were surprised to meet not only the Japanese students, but their teachers, the principal of one of their schools, tour planner Junji Oridate, school nurse Mafako Mikani, city office worker Kyoko Komagapa and the Superintendant of Yokohama City Board of Education, Hiroaki Kafhiwaya!!! Little did we know that God would honor us with a visit from some of their highest city educational officials. As chapel began, our TCS students led worship with songs by Hillsongs United. We then used the rest of our time in chapel to share a message of the amaz- ing freedom that we have, to be able to preserve the act of worshipping Christ in everything we do, just Missionaries Without Passports Trinity Christian Schools Jr. and Sr. High students took advantage of this photo opportunity with the Japanese exchange students. The students were blessed in being able to send and receive personal letters from the exchange students across the world. Cont. on page 2 Saed & Linda Awwad Unrest in the Middle East As violence continues to escalate in the Middle East, many are wonder- ing why, or if things will ever change? Saed Awwad is a Palestinian man and now a born again Christian. He grew up in the Middle East and of- fers up insightful information on what is now known as the ‘Holy Land.’ Let Saed and Linda Awwad take you down a road that may answer some of the questions you have about the people and places of that region. Look to page 9 for Part I in a IV Part series on the ‘History of the Middle East.’
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Feb 2009Vol. 6 Iss. 2 FREE
Pulpit of the Publisher .................. 3A World News Briefs ..................... 5A Saed & Linda Awwad .................. 9A Easter Eggstravaganza ................ 11A
Good News Publishing5000 Amaryllis St. Oakley, CA. 94561
PRSRT STDUS Postage
Wesco GraphicsPAID
Postal Customer
Restaurants .............................. 16A Families on Fire .................................17ASenior Moments ........................19AChristian Business Directory .......21A
School of Theology Enrollment - Page 8
ALSO IN THIS ISSUEWorld News Briefs
Page 5
School of TheologyPage 8
History of the Middle EastPage 9
Easter EggstravaganzaPage 11
JAPANESE STUDENTS AND FACULTY RECEIVE A LARGER THAN LIFE GIFT IN THE U.S. AT T.C.S.
By Geannine Mijares
In John 12:31, Jesus said ”But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.” At the time He was telling a crowd of people, who had come to worship Him, about His death on the cross. Yet, His words remain true even to-day and they are alive and active at Trinity Christian Schools in Oakley, CA.
In November, we at Trinity Christian Schools were asked by Dawn Caldera (a part of Mountain View Christian Center’s church body) to host a visit from Jr. High exchange students from Japan. As we began to pray, God made it very clear that the purpose of this visit was for us to take this amazing opportunity to proudly and boldly share our faith with young people from across the world and preach the Good News of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Excitement about the visit began when our Jr. and Sr. High students sent and re-ceived personal letters to and from Japan. TCS teachers and student government leaders joined with me to pray that God would use us to shine the light of Jesus and open the hearts of our new Japanese friends to receiving salvation through Jesus.
On Monday, January 12th, as the Japanese stu-dents arrived, we were surprised to meet not only the Japanese students, but their teachers, the principal of one of their schools, tour planner Junji Oridate, school nurse Mafako Mikani, city offi ce worker Kyoko Komagapa and the Superintendant of Yokohama City Board of Education, Hiroaki Kafhiwaya!!! Little did we know that God would honor us with a visit from some of their highest city educational offi cials.
As chapel began, our TCS students led worship with songs by Hillsongs United. We then used the rest of our time in chapel to share a message of the amaz-ing freedom that we have, to be able to preserve the act of worshipping Christ in everything we do, just
Missionaries Without Passports
Trinity Christian Schools Jr. and Sr. High students took advantage of this photo opportunity with the Japanese exchange students. The students were blessed in being able to send and receive personal
letters from the exchange students across the world.
Cont. on page 2
Saed & Linda Awwad
Unrest in the Middle East As violence continues to escalate in the Middle East, many are wonder-ing why, or if things will ever change? Saed Awwad is a Palestinian man and now a born again Christian. He grew up in the Middle East and of-fers up insightful information on what is now known as the ‘Holy Land.’ Let Saed and Linda Awwad take you down a road that may answer some of the questions you have about the people and places of that region. Look to page 9 for Part I in a IV Part series on the ‘History of the Middle East.’
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as the founders of our nation pur-posed when they established our great country. Yet, our Japanese visitors were told that this freedom does not just come from a flag colored with red, white and blue stars and stripes or even a governmental document that is specific to the United States. Our freedom comes from Jesus Christ himself and the liberty that He offered us when He gave His life for us and that no matter what country we are from, we can have freedom through Him, because JESUS IS GLOBAL!!! Our gracious Japanese translator, Kimi Asuma, interpreted a clear message into the Japanese language, “If you take anything back to your country, from ours, it’s the truth that; Jesus is the Son of God, He died for your sins, gave you the ability to become every-thing the Father in Heaven intended for you to be when He was creating you and that His Word is the ultimate truth.”
At the close of chapel, we gave the listeners the opportunity to re-spond by giving their lives to Jesus Christ and becoming a follower of His. At first, no hands were raised. Then to our pleasure, the first hand to be raised was the brave hand of the Superintendant of the Yokohama
City Board of Education. His cour-age prompted hands being raised all around the room following Him in becoming Christians.
As the day progressed the Japa-nese students joined classes for les-sons taught by Trinity’s teachers. I had the extreme pleasure of being able to escort Japanese Jr. High School Principal, Shogo Fato and Jr. High English teacher Yoshiya Ishikawa on a tour of Trinity classrooms and was able to compare and contrast thoughts about educational practices in both countries. We were challenged by the tremendous respect that the Japanese students had for their teachers and education. They shared their obser-vation that our teachers were highly skilled and our students were positive-ly self-motivated to participate in their learning.
During lunch time we laughed together over United States and Japanese “junk-food” including pizza, ice cream, Dr. Pepper (which one of the Japanese students said tasted like medicine), Pokey sticks, seaweed, rice cakes and Japanese caramel candy. At the end of day, our student body was lead in making origami airplanes and painting Japanese characters. We
were honored to be presented with many wonderful Japanese gifts includ-ing beautiful Japanese scarves, head bands, games, examples of Japanese currency and a humorous sushi clock that we will cherish forever.
When leaving, the Japanese of-ficials requested information about our school, to take back to their country. Included with our brochures and fly-ers, were copies of America’s Good Newspaper! And as final requests were made, the one that blessed us the most came from the Superintendant of the Board of Education Hiroaki Kafhiwa-ya when he asked for a Bible to take back with him. You see, I had just re-cently received a brand new Amplified Version of the Bible from a friend that gives in depth words that explain the original Greek and Hebrew meanings to make God’s word very clear. A few days before the visit, a member of our church had a dream that people in our ministry would be challenged to give a Bible away in the week following the challenge. Little did I know that the Bible our school would be giving away would go to the Superintendant of the Yokohama Board of Educa-tion. When receiving it, he informed me that he would be entering the Bible into his city library. This man’s
courage to choose Jesus and to boldly take it back to his country where he is already a leader lets me know that he has been chosen by God to be a WAR-RIOR of the gospel as well.
God has blessed our school in many different ways, but the great-est thing that He can bless us with is the opportunity to win souls for Jesus Christ. During this visit, our staff and students were able to shine the light of Jesus Christ in a way that will be carried back across the world and we didn’t even have to leave our school. You see, Jesus said that if we lift Him up, He will draw all men to Himself. As we are committed to lifting up the name of Jesus at Trinity Christian Schools, I believe He will keep send-ing people our way so that we can lead them to Him and build His kingdom. We were given the chance to be world missionaries, and we never even had to get passports. As we took the risk, in faith, God was able to use us as WARRIORS for Christ and be a part of such an esteemed educational leader in Japan committing to Jesus Christ. We pray that God will use that man, to take the Word of God back with him and influence everyone in his school district and city to respond to Jesus in the same way.
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Pastor Jerry Hanoum
Publisher of America’s Good News
From the Pulpit of the Publisher
America’s Good News
By Jerry Hanoum
Sometimes your toughest battles will be God, not the devil. There’s a “Jacob” in every one of us, and God wants to deal with him. The same God who asked Ja-cob, “What’s your name?” will ask you to identify yourself too. Until you are willing to face yourself, nothing in your life will change. God had to break Jacob in order to bless him. He got his blessings at the same time he got his LIMP.
Do you really want the blessing of God upon your life? Before you answer that, consider these ques-tions carefully:
1. Am I willing to let go of what I want, if it is not God’s will for me?
2. Do I covet what others have, instead of waiting on God’s provi-sion for me?
3. Am I always talking about “My Rights” because I have not surrendered them to the Lord?
4. Do I truly love others and think of them fi rst?
5. Am I practicing the daily disciplines of prayer and Bible reading?
6. Am I allowing GOD to do my public relations, instead of promoting myself?
7. Am I expressing joy in the midst of adversity, and through it, trusting God to produce in me the character Jesus?
8. Am I taking “risks” in obedience to Christ, instead of giving in to fear and “Playing it safe”?
Your answer to these questions will determine your discipleship, your direction, and your destiny------but above all, it takes one action to be blessed by God----
Ps 42:2-----”My soul thirsts for God”
What comes to mind when you think of the word GODLINESS? Rules and regulations? Religious people who point their fi ngers and say, “THOU SHALL NOT”?
Little wonder why so many folks avoid us! Is godliness even pos-sible in this age of fast-lane drivers and internet-shoppers? Or do we need to return to the days of Little HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE in order to be godly? NO!
Godliness is not a rulebook; it is an attitude of heart. It has little to do with how a person looks, (Although that’s hard for some of us to get beyond) or even what they drive or own. Even bigger It has nothing to do with our personal preferences or “THE STANDARDS” some of us like to impose on others. Listen to this--I Sam 16:7---”Godliness is “an inside job.
The longer I think about this, the more I’m convinced that a per-
son who is truly Godly, is one .......whose heart is sensitive towards God..........who takes God and His Word seriously..........and who hungers and thirsts for more of Him. David said--Ps 42:2--That’s it--wow---- simple!
You can be rich or poor, young or old, urban or rural, follower or leader, black or white, brown or yellow, active or quiet, married or single, Democrat or Republican, and none of that matters. What matter is that you have an inner craving to know Him... to listen to Him... and to walk with Him------Blessing of God inside out.
Genesis 32:24 ------ God is Blessing!
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Facts About Royal RangersPurpose of the Royal Rangers Ministry
1. to evangelize boys for Christ2. to develop the total boy for Christ (spiritually, physically, mentally and socially)3. to keep boys in our churches
For more information Contact Mark at 925-308-4579.
A New Outreach Ministry for Girls!
We need you to join the Leadership team to teach God’s Daughters
how to grow up to be Women of God!
“For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for good and peace and
not evil, to give you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
What is Royal Rangers?
Royal Rangers is a ministry that reaches across the United States and in over 65 nations around the world. It motivates boys spiritu-ally through Bible study and memorization, devotionals, and Chris-tian role models. Boys are strengthened mentally by an advanced awards-based weekly program. Furthermore, the boys increase their physical prowess by participation in age-specifi c activities and rec-reation. Finally, they are introduced to the community and nature-related activities to develop their social skills and awareness.
Reaching, teaching, & Keeping Boys for ChristClub for Girls ages 5 to 14
Created with a purpose & planFor Boys ages 5 to 14
Royal Rangers
For more information contact: Pastor Susan [email protected]
Starting February 1,
2009 Sundays
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Starting February 1,
2009Sundays
5:00pm to 6:30pm
“GRACE” Girls Running After
Christ Everyday
God’s Girls and Royal Rangers will meet at Mountain View Christian Center - Located at 5000 Amaryllis Street in Oakley, CA 94561
God’s Girls of Destiny
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World News BriefsCourtesy of OneNewsNow
Contra Costa Ministers Conference
Schoolsclinics cause
‘sexual dysfunction,’ ‘health crisis’
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Facts About Royal RangersPurpose of the Royal Rangers Ministry
1. to evangelize boys for Christ2. to develop the total boy for Christ (spiritually, physically, mentally and socially)3. to keep boys in our churches
For more information Contact Mark at 925-308-4579.
“Father, if there is anything left for me to do, I will serve you for the rest of my life.” those words fol-lowed a near fatal car accident…since then Pr. Alex toeaina has been labor-ing faithfully and has never turned back. Alexander toeaina grew up in the Hunter’s Point housing projects in SF. He transferred to SJSU on a full-ride football scholarship and there he ma-jored in Criminology, Psychology and Music. even though Alex’s parents pastored one of the world’s largest Samoan Full Gospel churches, it took a near fatal car accident to bring spiri-tual change into his life. Alex lost any hope to play in the big leagues, but Jesus Christ turned a tragic accident into opportunity for this young man. After marrying Fia tautalatasi,
Alex was ordained and became pas-tor of the church that would become Soul’d Out Christian Center. Although news of teen-aged killings ran ram-pant in Hunter’s Point, Pr. Alex and Fia could never be prepared for the shocking news of the shootings and tragic deaths of 3 local teenagers. This second life defi ning event re-sulted in their commitment to estab-lish Christian childcare, job training and a youth sports program called “What About the Children.” A net-work was formed with then SF Mayor Willie Brown, the SF Police Dept., SFUSD, Asian Pacifi c Islanders, and other organizations. this effort left a major imprint in the Hunter’s Point community. Recognized by the mayor and many offi cials for the tremendous contribution and impact their ministry
made in reducing crime and strength-ening families, they are now eager to be established in their new location in Antioch, CA. this ministering family has now acquired 40 acres in Anti-och, with groundbreaking ceremonies scheduled for February 28, 2009. Pastor Alex has been married to Fiaau tautalatasi toeaina for 25 years and they have 6 children, all who serve in the ministry.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
the Nines Restaurant100 Summerset DriveBrentwood Golf CourseBrentwood, CA 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM
$20. 00 per person
If you are interested in attending the Contra Costa Ministers Conference, contact Ron or Pat Reagan for more information at 925-240-1242 or email [email protected] RSVP by Friday Feb. 20th
Pastor Alex Toeaina coming in February
Pastor Alex and his lovely wife, Fiaau Tautalatasi Toeaina
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Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow Great Britain wants sexual health clinics in every secondary school so children can receive services without parental consent. According to a British newspaper, about one-third of the schools have clinics now, and some are mobile units that can travel from school to school offering birth control, the “morning-after” pill, and referrals for abortions. the study, commissioned by the government, recommends the clinics to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. However, Leslee Unruh of the National Abstinence Clearinghouse says the message chil-dren receive is to pursue sexual activity instead of being cautious about it. “Parents are paying for sexual dysfunction, and kids are ending up paying emotionally. And there’s going to be a sexual health crisis with sexually transmitted diseases,” she contends. “they’re going to see emotional damage done to these kids because they’re encouraging underage sex instead of curbing it.” Unruh believes children should be taught about saving intimacy for marriage. “they need to talk about sexual integrity,” she adds. “they need to be teaching that the most important sex organ is the mind -- and if you can’t control it, you cannot control any other part of your life.” What is happening in england, Unruh con-tends, is an indication of what could happen in America if abstinence education is not a part of the educational process for children.
Allie Martin - OneNewsNow - Christians in the United States are being en-couraged to regift their extra Bibles this Christmas season. According to research by Christian Booksellers Association and Zondervan Publishers, the average American Christian family owns nine Bibles and is in the market for more. that statistic has prompted Christian Resources International (CRI) to call on American Christians to regift new or used Bibles by sending them overseas. Fred Palmerton is executive director of CRI and says copies of God’s Holy Word can be hard to come by for pastors and Christians in places such as Africa and Asia. “these remote villages...have very, very little money,” he explains. “Go to Africa -- remote villages, no money, and no bookstores.” CRI is trying to make it easy for Christians to regift their Bibles for believers overseas. “this is a great opportunity, through ‘Bare Your Bookshelf,’ for an average Christian home to sit down with their children -- or if they don’t have a family, themselves -- to sit down in front of their computer and apply for one of these precious souls’ contact information, and we will send them what they need to put their Bible in a postal mailer and send it overseas,” he points out. the website isBareYourBookshelf.com. It costs about $13 to ship a Bible overseas.
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow Liberty Counsel has fi led suit in federal court against the North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec-reation. According to a Liberty Counsel press release, members of Grace Baptist Church were visiting Fort Macon State Park along the North Carolina coast when they shared their faith with some other park visitors. Mat Staver, head of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Lib-erty University’s School of Law, picks up the story. “Several members of the Baptist church were in this public park having good times together, swim-ming, having group games and having a picnic when they wanted to be able to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with some people in the park,” he explains. Staver notes the conversation was cut short. “they were approached by park offi cials saying that you could not communicate with anyone else in the public park unless you have a permit,” he says. the park ranger cited title 15A, Section 12B.1105 of the North Carolina Administrative Code, which says “a person shall not hold any meeting, or exhibitions, perform any ceremony, or make any speech, unless he has a permit.” Staver suggests the policy is patently unconstitutional and based on the religious content of the message. “this kind of prior permission requirement on speech is a license on speech -- [a license] that is not allowed by the First Amendment,” he contends. “It absolutely prohibits spontaneous expression.” Liberty Counsel wants to make sure members of the church or any other church in the city have full rights under the Constitution.
Park ranger tries to silence
evangelism
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1 Kings 10:9Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s
eternal love for Israel, he has made you king, to maintain justice and righteousness.
Psalm 63:3Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
Matthew 12:18Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will
proclaim justice to the nations.
Staff Report From the opening worship song “SHOUt UNtO tO GOD WItH A vOICe OF tRIUMPH,” you knew that this men’s gathering was going to be dif-ferent. It was bold, it was real - and it was full of God’s presence in the sanctuary. Men were praising the Lord with confi-dence and unity. the battle cry continued with the words, “the enemy has been defeated, and death couldn’t hold you down – We’re gonna lift our voice in vic-tory, we’re gonna make our praises loud.” this worship and praise set the tone for the evening and the dust never even had a chance to settle. the Bible speaks of praise to our Father in Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” After the powerful worship Senior Pastor Jerry Hanuom, announced to the men that MvCC is starting up a Royal Rangers program (boys 5-14yrs). “this will strengthen our young men so that they know what it means to respect God and their parents,” said Pastor Jerry. A man of God then stepped up and shared his testimony for the first time be-fore a group. We try to keep the personal testimonies that are shared in this men’s group confidential. Sometimes we change the names or just keep it on a first name basis, so we’ll just call this gentleman, Mike. He shared that since he was 20 years old he’s had a major heart problem. this heart problem had kept him in fear for most of his life. “this fear extended into every area of my life,” Mike stated. “I started being fearful of my finances
and also started worrying about the relationship that I had with my wife. I started to cover up my fears with alcohol and then developed anxiety issues, which led me to take prescription drugs to combat these feelings. the Doctors told me that I needed heart surgery and I even tried to avoid that because of fear. Finally, the Lord helped me over-come my fear and I agreed to the surgery,” exclaimed Mike. Mike’s surgery was a success and his health is much better now. He gives glory to God for all the positive changes in his life. “As a new Christian, I went straight to the red letters in the Bible to see what Jesus had to say to me,” Mike said with a smile. “I have humbled myself enough to wash feet when I had the oppor-tunity and now my business is also being blessed more than ever before.” there was another stirring testi-mony yet to come. todd was next up to address the mighty men of God. “I was raised in a Christian home and went to church. I always had Christians around me,” said todd. “then things started to change when my parents got divorced, my mom remarried and my step dad became abusive. So I started drinking in High School and eventually went into the military to get away from all the drama. One night I got really drunk and I had reached the end of my rope. I asked a friend if I could go to church with him the next day. Well, that day I rededicated my life to God and from that point on my life turned, but I still had things to work out. I met a woman and was about to get
married, so myself and my fiancé were going to marital counseling. My Pastor had told me that I had anger issues. At first I tried to deny it, but later realized he was absolutely right. I went to prayer and gave it to God and soon I could feel that huge weight lifting off of my chest. I had learned the discipline of forgiveness,” said todd. todd then shared Matthew 18 in the Bible where it speaks of forgiveness, and then he closed with this. “I’ve learned to be quick to forgive. If anyone has anger issues, give it to God.”
Keoni Clifford was then appointed as the new ‘Men of vision Director.’ His message was ‘Solidarity for 2009.’ Keoni referenced 1 Peter 5:7-10 (New International Version) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong,
firm and steadfast. Keoni implemented some new ideas for the men’s group that will be starting soon. He stressed the importance of putting your family first and is looking forward to regularly scheduled Father/Son events geared toward camping, hiking and other activities. Monday Night Football is also in the works for the men when they get together. Keoni then shared from his heart on how pride had kept him from listening to his wife about an issue that she had brought to his attention for years. He compared it to the reality of how men can be lost in a car and drive around forever, never asking for directions because of pride. the whole group burst into laughter when he told this story, as I believe every man present could relate to this. Pastor Jerry closed the men’s meeting in prayer and there were several new commitments from men who gave their life to Christ. Praise the Lord for men getting saved and becoming a new creation!
If you’re a man that is looking for help and needs strength and encouragement from other men, check out ‘Men of Vision,’ the third Monday of every month, starting at 6:30pm at Mountain View Christian Center located at 5000 Amaryllis Street in Oakley, CA 94561. Call 625-9570 for more information.
Men of VisionSolidarity for 2009
“As a new Christian, I went straight to the
red letters in the Bible to see what Jesus had
to say to me,”
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HealthBy Joann Saporito
Ahh, February silently lulls in. Many of us have gingerly tucked away our Christmas lights and deco-rations and are preparing for a bliss-ful spring. Before spring, however, comes February-the month of love. What a perfect opportunity to speak about matters of the heart; heart health that is. And yes, as a nurse I could share with you many tips: the impor-tance of exercising off any newly-found holiday pounds (for some of us, we’d rather tuck those away than the Christmas decorations!), the value of a healthy diet that includes green leafy vegetables, fiber, and low-fat food choices, and the benefits to your cardiac system obtained with stress reduction. But tips such as these are really found in abundance on a daily basis. Wouldn’t it be more exciting to talk about love? Many relate February to valentine’s Day. Sweethearts, still basking in the joy and wonder of gifts given and received at Christmas, now find themselves once again returning to shopping for the most absolute and
perfect gift for that special someone. Will it be candy in a heart-shaped box? A sentimental card? A bouquet of her favorite flowers? A home-made candle-lit dinner waiting when he gets home? A self-made CD mixed with the best love songs? (Ok, we older folks can relate to that-admit it. But we used tapes). truly, shopping for that perfect valentine’s Day gift can be particularly difficult for what can possibly outwardly convey to some-one the depth of your internal love and devotion? As I pondered this, I found myself reading the in the book of John and I realized how amazing it is that the perfect gift is exactly what our Fa-ther has given to us. the Bible shows us that “this is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him” (John 4:9, New International version). And that was just the beginning! I love my husband dearly but there is not a gift he could buy, make, or give that could top what God did for me (and for him!). What
an incredible and complete-ly unmatch-able gift the Lord has bestowed upon all of us. And by com-ing to better understand our personal relationship with Jesus Christ, we are better able to share ourselves with our sweetheart. If you think about this, there truly is no better gift a man or woman can convey to their love than their undying devotion and a powerful desire to form a stronger union under the cover and blessings of our Lord. Yes, I will say a heart-healthy diet needs to start with the right kinds of food that provide sustenance. We do need to stay fit, and reducing stress has enormous cardiac benefits. I pray this kind of health for all of us. But first, I will pray that we start with
feeding our hearts the greatest ‘soul food’-the Word.
there is no better love expressed, no greater story, and no deeper prom-ise. By growing closer to God, we are more capable of giving ourselves to our spouse here on earth. this is, after all, what God intended; that we become one with Him and then with our mate. And building on our per-sonal relationship with God and then our relationship with our mate will fill the soul with peace (thereby reducing stress. See the connection?).
Give your sweetheart the gift of your faith; this will likely increase their faith, feeding encouragement and love into your relationship. Many blessings to you all!
Heart Health
By Will Byrns Your Faith… Is it a priority in your business decisions and in your day to day life at the office/jobsite? When you walk with the Lord you should also be a man/woman who walks with integrity. Here is a famous quote that carries a great deal of weight when you truly dwell upon the meaning of integrity. “If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else mat-ters.” ~ Alan K. Simpson Also, as a believer, it is paramount that you create a sense of trust and respect with your business associates. Regardless of differences, religion, positions, titles, ages, or other types of distinctions, always treat others with professional respect and courtesy. If you lead by example and exercise integrity, trust and respect, people will most likely grow to have respect and trust for you also. You are building a relationship that will last and have an opportunity to share who you really are in Christ. “they don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” ~ Author Unknown Sharing your faith in the workplace Do you find yourself sharing your faith at the office or workplace? Most certainly, every one of us can struggle with sharing our faith in public at times, but the Lord tells us in Luke 9:26- “If anyone is ashamed of me
and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” (NIV) So the scripture we would use to strengthen us when we waiver is found in Ro-mans 1:16- “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.” (NIV) Be not ashamed of who you are in Christ. I would encour-age you to be bold and hold your head high knowing that you are a servant to the King of Kings. As stated in the book of Romans, the gospel is the power of God for salvation of all who would believe. It doesn’t get any better than that. Look for opportunities to plant seeds whenever possible. It may be just a small seed that could produce fruit years down the road, but that’s ok. It’s still a seed that was planted. Whatever you do, don’t beat them over the head with the Bible and get too preachy with a non-believer, as that can just push them away. Always exude the love of Christ in bringing in a new believer, just as Christ corrected you in love. Networking with people of Faith Believers in Christ give their first fruits to advance the Kingdom of the Lord. With tithes, offerings and the giving of their time and labor, they
grow the com-munity in posi-tive ways that are pleasing to our Father in Heaven. When fellow believ-ers network, the seeds that are planted produce a harvest of multiplication. Would you donate a large sum of money to an organization that promotes alternative lifestyles and/or the abortion industry? Well, that’s exactly what is happening with the dollars you spend without even knowing it. there are major car companies, fast food restaurants and other corporations that are taking the dollars you spend there and in turn, making large financial contributions to fund campaigns and agendas that are in total opposition to your faith. Again, we are funding the advance-ment of the very same thing we are fighting against. Does that make any sense at all? Well, it’s true! I do realize that it is almost impossible to avoid this situation entirely as you go about your day in the world. You would have to spend hours upon hours of research on a regular basis to know exactly what percentage of profits from various corporations that are funding campaigns that come into direct opposition of your faith. Many
times the Lord will lead us to businesses such as these in order to plant seeds and minister.But that is definitely not always the case. With all this being said, be mindful of where you spend your resources. Financial strength and networking can
help the body of Christ spread the gospel. Mark 13:10 (King James version) “And the gospel must first be published among all nations.” America’s Good News has a mission to publish a gospel message here in Northern California and beyond. We are blessed to publish scriptures and Christ centered testimonies in our paper that reaches out to over 100,000 readers and we are very grateful to the businesses that support us in our efforts to touch people with a message of salvation. Without them it would not be possible to bring the gospel into your home and also the homes of people who don’t know the Lord? each newspaper is like one little missionary evangelizing to the lost, made possible only by the people and businesses that give to this ministry. Now that’s exercising your faith in the marketplace!
Faith in the marketplaceFrom the Editor’s Desk
“we are funding the advancement of the very same thing
we are fighting against.”
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Best–selling author, speaker, actor, syndicated columnist, former CBS & CBN television network executive, former youth minister, education minister, senior adult minister, Baptist Student Ministry director, long-time single adult pastor and senior pastor, Don Piper has worn many hats. Having been in full-time Christian ministry since 1984, he most recently served as Minister of education and Single Adults at First Baptist Church, Pasadena, tX. Piper is in great demand in pulpits across the United States and around the world as a conference leader on effective prayer ministry, the reality of Heaven, single adult issues and as an evangelist. He has led revival meetings and seminars all over North America and europe.
Don Piper is a dynamic speaker and the author of New York times bestseller, 90 Minutes in Heaven - a true Story of Death and Life (Fleming Revell, 2004). For the past three years, he has traveled across the country and around the world sharing his message of hope and healing. In 1989, Don was on his way back from a church conference when an 18-wheeler struck his Ford escort head on. He was killed instantly - pronounced dead by four sets of eMts. Shortly after the accident, a pastor from the same conference ar-rived on the scene and began praying for “the man in the red car.” God worked a miracle and sent Don back to a broken body. to date, 34 surgical procedures have taken place. He walks only as a result of miraculous and in some cases medically unexplainable circumstances. During the time he was dead, Piper was granted the extreme privilege of glimpsing Heaven itself. Don’s experience in Heaven gives him a unique insight into eternity and a strong desire to tell others about Christ. His difficult recovery allows him to identify with the heart-broken and crestfallen, ministering to them with the understanding of someone who’s been there. His goal is to help bitter people become better, to turn disappointments into divine appointments. He calls it “finding a new normal” and he’s made it his life’s work. His dramatic story has been retold on such network tv programs as “the today Show on NBC” and “the Coral Ridge Hour” with D. James Kennedy and “the 700 Club.” He has been a guest on numerous tv talk shows including Daystar’s “At Home Live,” Canada’s “100 Huntley Street,” tBN’s “Praise the Lord,” “Life today” with James Robi-son, “HelpLine,” local and network newscasts, and in numerous publications across America. Recently, his book was featured in Newsweek Magazine. Now in its 41st printing, 90 Minutes in Heaven has sold more than 2.7 million copies in the United States. It also is enjoying worldwide success as a bestseller in Sweden, Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Dawn Parouse Production, a Holllywood-based film studio, secured movie rights for 90 Minutes in the summer of 2007. Don’s follow up book, Daily Devo-tions Inspired by 90 Minutes of Heaven (Berkeley), contains stories compiled from his extensive travel. His third book, Heaven Is Real: Lessons on earthly Joy, from the Man Who Spent 90 Minutes in Heaven (Berkeley), was released in August 2007 and continues to do well in both secular and Christian markets. Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes in Heaven First Family Church at 201 E. 18th St. Antioch, CA 94509 (directly across from Wienerschnitzel and in the same building as Xtreme Fitness) on February 8, 2009 Time: 9 & 11 am worship services Website:www.firstfamily.us For more info 925.706.1238
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2 Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does
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By Saed & Linda Awwad President George Washington was quoted as saying, “We should not look at history unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profi ting by dearly bought experience.” this historical perspective on the history of Israel and Palestine will seek to educate and clarify what’s brought us to this point. We will pres-ent a historical timeline from the time of Moses until present day. Our desire is to clarify the events that have trans-pired while answering many of your historical questions. Moses led the Israelites from egypt. After that, and under Joshua’s direction, they conquered the Land of Canaan. the Assyrians conquered Israel in 722 B.C. and the Babylo-nians (Iraqis) conquered Judah around 586 B.C. the Babylonians (Book of Daniel) destroyed Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem, and exiled a large num-ber of the Jews. 50 years later in 636 B.C., the Persian (Iranian) king Cyrus (Book of ezra) conquered Babylonia. Cyrus allowed a group of Jews from Babylonia to rebuild Jerusalem and settle in it. However, a large number of Jews remained in Babylonia.
In 331 B.C. Alexander the Great conquered the Persian empire and he allowed the practice of Judaism. In 167 B.C. the Jews revolted under the leadership of the Maccabeans and they established a large degree of autonomy, forming a kingdom with its capital in Jerusalem: Palestine, from Roman to Ottoman Rule. About 61 B.C., Roman troops under Pompei invaded Judea and battered Jerusalem in support of King Herod. Judea had become a state of Rome. Initially, Rome was ruled by the Herodian dynasty. the land was divided into districts of Judea, Galilee, Peraea and a small trans-Jordanian section, each of which eventually came under direct Roman control. the Romans called the large central area of the land, which included Jerusa-lem, Judea. Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judea, in the early years of Roman rule. Roman rulers put down Jewish revolts in about 70 A.D. and 132 A.D. In 135 A.D., the Romans drove the Jews out of Jerusalem, fol-lowing the failed Bar Kochba revolt. the Romans named the area Pa-laestina, at about this time. the name Palaestina, became Palestine in eng-
lish, is derived from Herodotus, who used the term Palaistine Syria to refer to the entire southern part of Syria, meaning “Philistine Syria.” Most of the Jews who continued to practice their religion fl ed or were forcibly exiled from Palestine, eventually forming a second Jewish Diaspora. However, Jewish communities con-tinued to exist, primarily into Galilee, the northernmost part of Palestine. Palestine was governed by the Roman empire until the fourth century (300’s A.D.) and then by the Byzantine em-pire. In time, Christianity spread to most of Palestine. the population con-sisted of Jewish converts to Christian-ity and paganism, peoples imported by the Romans, and others who had probably inhabited Palestine continu-ously. During the seventh century (600’s A.D.) Muslim Arab armies moved north Arabia to conquer most of the Middle east, including Palestine. Jeru-salem was conquered about 638 A.D. by the Caliph Umar (Omar) who gave his protection to its inhabitants. Mus-lim powers controlled the region until the early 1900’s. the rulers allowed
Christians and Jews to keep their religions. However, most of the local population gradually accepted Islam and the Arab-Islamic culture of their rulers. Jerusalem (Al-Quds in Arabic) became holy to Muslims as the site where, according to tradition, Muham-mad (the prophet of Islam) ascended to heaven after a miraculous overnight ride from Mecca on his horse (Al-Buraq). the Al-Aqsa mosque was built on the site regarded as the area of the Jewish temple. The battle in this land continues, to this very day, over the possession of this site.
We’ll continue this historical perspec-tive in the next issue of America’s Good News.
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Numbers 14:19In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they
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Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the
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WEST COAST,’ and this is no surprise for the local residents in east County as this year’s ‘Easter Eggstravaganza’ will boast ONE QUARTER MILLION EGGS! that’s right, 250,000 eggs will be scattered everywhere as children and adults scurry and shuffle to scoop them up in their baskets on Saturday April 11th at Liberty High School in Brentwood, CA. expected attendance throughout the day will be in the neighborhood of 60,000. trinity Christian School is going to be the main sponsor of this year’s event and is looking to bless the children of this community in a big way. With their brand new facility in Oakley, t.C.S. has not only experienced an exponential growth in the number of students that are now attending, but is meeting the challenge to exceed the national standards academically. to entertain the multitudes at the gathering there will be ap-prox. 50 inflatables and pony rides for the kids. There will also be 12,000 hot dogs, cotton candy and popcorn for everyone. the most amazing thing about this huge event is that it is all FRee!!! Last year there were FRee bikes and easter baskets given away for prizes and this year there will also be FRee prizes to ad excitement to the festivities. Helping Hands (an outreach ministry of MvCC) will also be at the eggstravaganza to give away food and clothing to those that are in need. they will be accepting non-perishable food items so you will have an opportunity to help those in need as well. this event has now been a blessing to all of Contra Costa County for six straight years. every year, the local residents look forward to the ‘Largest Egg Hunt on the West Coast,’ calling the ‘Easter Eggstravaganza’ their very own. The organizers need your help!!! In order to put this event on for the community each year for free they need more sponsors. they are looking for sponsors in several different areas, e.g. the donation of bottled water, hot dogs and/or monetary gifts, just to name a few. If you or your business can help in any way please contact Pastor Joe Seeley at 925-625-9570.
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If you look closely, right between their heads you will notice that (L to R) Autumn and April Fuller are in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. with a copy of America’s Good News. A big thank you to the Fuller
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By Susan Holmes Whatisthefirstthingthatyoudowhensomethingwonderfulandexcitinghashappenedinyourlife?Whatdoyoudowhenyouhavefoundthebestsaleonthatpairofshoesthatyouhavewanted,ortheoutfitthatyouhavebeensearchingfor?Whatdoyoudowhenyouhavefinallylosttheunwantedpoundsthatyouhavebeenworkingsohardtoshed? Ibettheanswertoallofthesequestionsarethesame;youquicklygoandtellsomeonethegoodnews!Godcreatedeachofuswiththeabilitytonetworkbywordofmouth! Intheageoftechnologythatweliveinwhenwehearthewordnetwork,mostofusthinkofcomputers,cellphones,internet,satellite,andevennewspapers.Buttheageoldwaytospreadnewsofsomethingsincethetimeofcreationistoletitspreadbywayofwordofmouth. Wehavetheabilitytospreadgoodnewsthatliftsothersuportousethewordsofourmouthtospreadthecancerofgossipthattearsothersdown,whichisoneofthethingsthatGodsaysthatHehates. AllthroughouttheBiblearefactsaboutGodthatwerespreadbywordofmouthfromgenerationtogenera-tion.NewsofGod’shandoffavoronIsraelranbeforethemandbehindthem,
somuchthatitcausedfeartobeintheheartsoftheirenemies,whentheywalkedinobediencetoGod.We,asGod’schildrenarecommandedtoalsotellofthegloriouswondersandfaithful-nessofGodtoourchildrenandtoourchildren’schildren.Thisisnetworkingbywordofmouth! Theword“tell”isin561versesoftheBible.In80verses,Jesussaid“Itellyouthetruth.”Insomeofthose80verses,Jesusrepeatedthephrasemorethanonetime.Totellmeanstospeakthetruth,show,declare,rehearse,report,bringword,speakof,andpreach. JesustoldusinMark5:19,“GohometoyourfamilyandtellthemhowmuchtheLordhasdoneforyou,andhowhehashadmercyonyou.”InActs5:20itsaysthatweareto“Go,standinthetemplecourtsandtellthepeoplethefullmessageofthisnewlife.”WearetofollowtheexampleofourLordJesuswhowasthebestnetworkerwhowasever.HeusedeverysecondofhislifetotellothersthetruthabouttheKingdomofGod.Itdidn’tmatterwhoHewasspeakingtoHepresentedthetruthinwaysthatthehearerscouldbelieveandreceivethetruthintotheirownhearts.Whenthattruthisreceiveditwilltrans-formthelivesofthehearers. Thesamewillhappenforus,aswe
openourmouthsandtellothersthetruthoftherelationshipthatwehavewithourbestfriendJesus.AswetellothersaboutourexperiencewiththeLivingGodthroughfaithinJesusChrist,theyalsocanbelieveandreceiveHistruth.Thentheywilljoinournetworkteamandtheywillgosharewiththeirfamily,friendsandco-workers.It’swhattheycallthedominoeffect,thetruthofnew
lifeinJesusChristwillcontinuespread-ingonandonuntilthereturnofourLordJesus. Untilthen,IpraythatwewillallriseupwithaholyboldnesstouseeveryopportunityandDivineappointmentthatwearegiventospreadtheGoodNewsoftheGospelofJesusChristthroughthewordofmouthnetworkthatwehavebeengiven!
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Starting the year out right youngwomen and women of every age filledthesanctuaryatMountainViewChristianCenter for the“YoungWomenofWorth”meeting.YWOWasitisfondlycalled,isanoutreachministrytoyoungwomenandteenagegirlsfromthecommunityandsur-roundingareas.Heldeverythreemonths,thisministrywasbirthedintheheartofAs-sistantPastorKimMoreno.PastorKim’scompassion and love for ministering towomenwasanaturalfoundationforreach-ingouttotheyoungergeneration.
The January pre-meeting was abuzzwithexcitementas thewomenfilledtheirplates with delectable goodies, sharedlaughterwitholdandnewfriendsalike,inanticipationofthenight’smeetingandtheword that the Lord would bring throughPastorKimandotherYWOWteammem-bers.Theeveningbeganwithheartfeltwor-ship andwas followedby a special treat;theBSUdance team fromHeritageHighSchoolministered indance,performingamagnificentlygracefuldancemesmerizingtheaudience.
PastorGeaninneMijares,PrincipalofTrinityChristianSchool spoke aword indue season addressing the youngwomenwithtruthandtransparency.Asshesharedwith a raw exposed heart, she touchedmanywomenyoungandoldwiththebib-licaltruthsandhertestimony.“Whowillfight for you? Jesus is the one who will
fightforyou.JesuspaidforourliveswiththepriceofHislife.Whenyou’rehurtHewon’teverrejectyou.”
TheLordgavePastorKimMorenoawordforthewomenon“IdentityTheft”.Sheboldlyspoke,“Theenemyisamas-teratidentitytheft.”“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seek-ing someone to devour” 1 Peter 5:8. Thewisdom,passionandboldnessthatPastorKimbrought forthwas forged indevouttimeofprayerseekingtheHolySpiritforhis wisdom and revelation knowledge.PastorKimshared,“YouaremadeinHisimage. God is what makes you.” Shespoke on forgiveness, citing that “It ishardesttoforgiveyourself”.Shesharedregarding the hard hitting issues thatyoungwomenaredealingwithtoday,ofwhichnoothergenerationbeforethemhashadtodealwith.PastorKimmincednowords,assheboldlyspoketruthandad-dressedtheseissuesheadon,allthewhilekeepingeverystatementbasedonbiblicalprinciples.Sheaddressedthemothersandolderwomenaskingthem“Doyouknowwhat your children are doing?Wemusthandle our children correctly”. It is vi-tallyimportantthatinthesetimesweareawareofwhereourchildrenareandwhat
theyaredoing.PastorKimchallengedthewomenthat“Foreverystruggleinyour life,Godwants to do somethingin you! He wants you to know Him.TheLordgoeswithyou. GiveHimachance!
The evening ended with a songbathed in theanointingof theLordasPastorKiminvitedwomentothealtar,where many accepted Jesus Christ astheLordandSavior,strongholdswerebroken and the presence of the Lordwasasasweetfragranceinthetemple.
‘Young Women of Worth’ meetsevery threemonths, on thefirstMon-day. ‘Women of Worth’ is an adultministryforwomenandseekstoshowwomen the richness of life in Christ.WOWmeetsthefirstMondayofeverymonth.YWOWandWOWeventsstartat6:30pm–TheybothmeetatMoun-tain View Christian Center located at
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“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you..” Jeremiah 1:5. God formedeachofuswithanidentity,wewerecreatedinHisperfectimage.“So God cre-ated man in his own image, in the image of God he created him…” Genesis1:27.
Above - The house was full of young women worshipping the Lord. Right - Pastor Kim, the heart and soul behind Women of Worth.
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Februaryisthemonthwhereareflectionoflovetakesplaceonvariouslevels.TheanticipationofValentine’sDaycreatesaseasonalatmospherewherelovebecomesauniversallanguage.Fromyoungtoold,greetingcardsandgiftsareexchangedexpress-ingandprofessingtheaffectionorlevelofloveamongpeople.Yet,thisisalsothetimeofyearwhereloveisevaluatedandthosesufferingfrombrokenheartexperiencesfeelaloneandexcludedfromtheseeminglyblissofeveryoneelse’srelationship.Evendur-ingthislovecelebrationtime,thedaytodaydiscrepanciespeopleexperiencecanshifttheatmospherefromjoytosadness. Lovedefinedintheworld’stermsisheretodayandgonetomorrow.Infact,theworld’sdefinitionoflovehasspilledoverintothebeliever’slifeandthetwohave
becomeunequallyyoked.Intheworld,lovecanbebasedonhowyoufeelandwhatyoureceivefromothers.Thisconditionalexchangecreatesadysfunctionalloveprocessthatissubjecttochangeonamoment’snotice.Whenyouloveconditionally,youwillfinditdifficulttokeepaconstantlevelofloveinyourlife.Intheworld’sbeliefsystem,youhavetherighttoloveand
hateothersinthesameday.Thefeelingbecomesassociatedwithyourexperienceandtheoutcomedeterminesfutureinteractionswithothers.Asaresult,lovebe-comesassociatedwithexperiencessuchasfailuresinourlives--failedrelationships,faileddreams,andfailedpurposes.Itthenbecomesbecomedifficulttodemonstrateunconditionalloveandcompassiontootherswithoutthefeelingofwantingsome-thinginreturn. Valentine’sDayisanopportunitytousethetruthfulnessofGod’swordtore-aligntheloveinyourlife.Nomatterhowofftrackyou’vebecome,thewordofGodisspecificandclearindefiningloveexpectationsinthebeliever’slife.In1John4:19,itsaysthatwelovebecauseHefirstlovedus.Therefore,allconditionsthatweplacedonpeopleneedtoberemoved.Ifyouarestrugglingindoingso,Ephesians3:19indicatesthattheloveofChristsurpassesknowledge.Nomatterwhatothershavesaidordone,yourloveshouldnotbebasedontheiractions.In1Corinthians13:8,thewordofGodconfirmsthatloveneverfails.Therefore,IknowthatIwon’tbeunsuccessfulinobeyingGod’sprocess.Itwasdesignedtowork. Theworld’sbeliefsystemmayindicatethatyoucantakeyourlovebackorlimityourlovebasedexperience.WhenyoufindyourselfwillingtobarterGod’swordwithwhatyou’velearnedoryourneedtofeeljustified,itistimetorenewyourmind.FailuretodosocreatesamoderndayJudascomplexandweknowwhathappenedtohim.AsRoman’s12:2instructs,donotbeconformedtotheworld,butbetrans-formedbytherenewingofyourmind.Whenyoudoso,youliveoutscripturebyprovingthewillofGodwhichisgood,acceptableandperfect.YoubecomerenewedwhenyouareabletoreceivethewordofGodinyourmindandchangetakesplaceinyourheart,wordsandactions.ConsiderthewordofGodwhichsays,“Donotlovetheworldnorthethingsintheworld.Ifanyonelovestheworld,theloveoftheFatherisnotinhim.”(1John2:15NASB). Letallthatyoudobedoneinlove(1Corinthians16:14NASB).
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Philemon 1:7Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
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by Rev. Austin Miles(Oakley,California)WhatifGodtoldyoutoapproachandwitnesstothemeanestmanontheworkcrew?Thathappenedtoamild-manneredmaninWestVirginiawhomIencounteredduringanevangelistictour.HehadcometomyserviceseachnightwhereIurgedthecongregationtomakeastrongstandforJesuswherev-ertheyareandbewillingtofollowGod’sinstructionsatalltimesandthatHewouldmakeawaytocarryouttheassignedtask.Afterhearingthemessage,Ned,acoalminer,asmostinthatareawere,cametomesharinghisdeterminationtoopenlywitnessforJesusinthemarketplace...whichiswhereheworked.Indeed,hetoldme,hewasgoingtodothattheverynextday.Weprayedtogetherthathiswitnesswouldbeeffective.ThenexteveninghecametotheserviceandsharedwithmeabouttheLord’sworkthatday.ItwasdifficulttotellbyhisfacehowthedayhadgonesoIwaseagerto
hearhiswords.Herelatedthathehadlaboredthroughthemorningshiftwithoutworkingupthecouragetowitnesstoanyone.Ned,whowassome-whatontheshyside,reallywasnotclosetoanybodyinthemine,andnobodywouldcometositwithhimduringlunchtimesoheal-waysatealone.Thistime,however,beforepickinghisspottositdownandeatwhatwaspackedinhismetallunchbox,heofferedadaringprayeruptoGodsayingthatifHewouldsendsomeonetositwithhimdur-inglunchthathewouldconsiderthatasigntowitnesstothatper-sonaboutJesus.Heseemedtobeprettysafesincenobodywouldeversitwithhim.Heopenedhislunchbox,tookoutasandwichandquicklywrappedcellophanearoundittopreventtheairbornecoaldustfromcoveringit.However,Godheardthatprayerashehearsthemall.Nosoonerhadthewordscomeoutofhis
mouth,whenNedlookeduptoseethemeanestmaninthecoalminewalkinginhisdirection.De-spitehimself,Nedmovedandswayedlikesomeonetiltingthepinballmachinetoalterthedirec-tionoftheball.Themandidn’tturnorgopasthim(asNedhoped)butkeptcoming,stoppedbyNed,andsaid,“MindifIjoinyou?”Beforehecouldanswer,theburlymanploppeddownbesidehim,coaldustflyinginalldirec-tionsashedidso,andunwrappedhislunch.Ned’sheartskippedabeat.Hisunexpectedlunchpartnerwasthemostfeared,hated,vulgarmaninthemine.Hewastough,orneryandwasknownforhisviolenttemper.Hislanguagewasterribleandheneverhesitatedtogetintoafight.Nedwasamanwhokepthisword,especiallytoGodsohegulpedhard,thenspurtedout,“Wouldn’tyouliketobeasonofTheKing?”Themansmacked
hislipsacoupleoftimesashefinishedabiteofasandwich,thensaid,“Sure!”Nedsharedwithhimtheplanofsalvation,ledthemanintheSinner’sPrayer,andthemeanestmaninthecoalminewasmarvelouslysaved. WithGod,allthingsarepos-sible.Ifyouarefaithful,andliveaccordingtotheWord,Hewilldotherest.
Rev. Austin Miles began his min-istry as an evangelist who trav-eled throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas. He has made two trips to the Holy Land, conducted a baptism ceremony in the Jordan River, and once took 17 ministers from 10 denominations to Israel for an all-expense sponsored trip which included a nightly semi-nar by Rev. Miles titled, Preach It Right.
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ByAndrewPate IrememberthatmynamewasonceRachel.Iusedtogooutwithmyfriends,hangoutatclubs,andwasinthemainstreamforthelatestfashiontrends.Ihadacooljob,fastcar,andatrendyapartmentacrossfromtheparkdowntown.ThatwasbeforeImetJim.WhenImetJimlifeturnedfromgreattoawesome.Wehadsomuchfun.Hewasromantic,funny,andhadagreatjob.Iwasontopoftheworldwhenheaskedmetomarryhim,andcouldn’twaitforourlifetounfoldtogether.AfterashortyearofmarriageIfoundoutIwaspregnantwithtwins.Lifesincetheirbirthhasbeenwonderful,butithasalsobeenablurofdiapers,longnightsalone,andmountainsoflaundry.NowmynameisMom,andmydaysarehard.IhaveaslightmemoryofthegirlIusedtobe,butitseemsveryfaraway. IrememberthatmynamewasonceJim.Iusedtoplaybasketball
withfriends,barbequeeveryweek-end,andknewallthegreatestclubstohangoutat.IwasaJuniorEx-ecutiveatthefirmandwaslivingacrazylife.ThatwasbeforeRachelcameintomylife.ShewasthemostbeautifulgirlIhadeverseen,anditwaslife’sgoaltogettoknowher.WhensheagreedtomarrymeIfeltlikethekingoftheworld.ItwaslikeIhadfoundwhatIhadal-waysbeenlookingfor.ThenIwaspromotedtoapartneratthefirmandmyworkloadgrewbytheday.Everysuccessfultrialseemedonlytobringmorecasework.Istartedputtingintwelvetofourteenhourdays,anddinnerwithmywifeandkidsstartedtobecomeadistantmemory.Iusedtohavefun,nowIcanhardlystandmyself.Thereisjustsomethingmissing.
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, other
say Elijah; and still others, Jer-emiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you,” he asked, “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you man, but by my Father in Heaven.” Mat-thew 16:13-17 Howmanyofusarewalk-ingthroughlifewithaholeinourlives?InsteadoflivingthelifethatGodhasdesignedforus,itfeelslikewearejustgoingthroughthemotions.FindingourtrueidentityinJesusChrististheonlywaytotrulybefulfilled.Hegivesustheanswertothequestionof“why”,andthroughHimourliveshavemeaning. Theeverydaychallengesoflifecanbeatamarriedcoupledowntothepointofbeingroboticinnature.Theonlywaytobreakthe
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Hebrews 1:9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
byJorgeGuevara Youdon’tknowwhatyoureallyhave,untilyoudon’thaveitanylonger.i.e.awarmbed,ahouse,orevenland.Ididn’treallythinkabouthowblessedIamuntilIhadbutaglimpse,andalotoftimetothinkaboutwhatsomepeopleactuallyhavetogothroughandhowwellIhadit. I’vebeenfishingtwice,bothtimesI’vecaughtnothing,butitwasnicebe-ingoutonaboat.Whenyou’reoutonthewater,youdon’treallyhaveacareatall.Itseemstoalldriftawayonceyoudriftaway.Sometimesyouevenforgetyou’refishingandsoyou’llmissacatch.Ihadtheopportunitytogooutyesterdaywithsomefriends,andthedaywasbeautiful.Over12hoursoffishingandnoneofuscaughtanything.Ourplanwassimple,gooutandcomebackwithatleastfive80poundsofstur-geon,butlikeitsaysinProverbs16:9“Apersonmayplanhisownjourney,buttheLORDdirectshissteps,”andsturgeonwasnotinournearfuture,aswefoundout. Around7pm,outofnowhere,abeautifulstarlightnight,withinfiveminutesandwithoutwarning,itbe-cameafoggy,dark,freezingmazethatseemedtohavenoend.Wewereabout200yardsoutfromourdockandsud-denlywewerelostinaforestofclouds.
Afterdecidingtositthereandwaititout,wefishedforaboutanotherhour,butthecurrentwassostrongnoonecaughtanything.Wethencameoutwithavarietyofelaborateplansonhowtogetbacktoshore,fromfollowingthestarstousingourphoneGPSsystem.Noneofthemworked.Themoreandmorethatwetriedfindingawayoutonourownthemorewegotlostinthedensefogandwentoffcourse. Itkindofmakesmethinkofhowsometimeswetrytodothingsonourown.“Notbymightnorpowerbutmyspirit,saystheLord.”Zech.4:6.Butwetakecontrolofourownproblemsanddon’taskGodwhattodo.Whathap-pens?Wegetlostandthemorewetry,themorelostweget,thedeeperwegetintoasituationthatifwewouldhavejusttrustedintheLordtobeginwithwecouldhaveavoidedtheproblemalto-gether. Sowhatdidwedo?Wekeptgoinggettingmorelost,andfinallyabout5hourslater,literally,wecalledthecoastguard.Wedroppedanchorandwaitedforclosetothreehours.ThatgavemeplentyoftimetothinkandreflectonwhatIamwritingaboutrightnow.Thenthecoldsetinanditstartedgettingwet-terasthedewofthefogstartedtosoakourtinyboatandwehadnowheretogo.
Thatwasonlyalittlebitoftimeforme,andIjustwantedahotshowerandmybed.Butwhathappenstothepeoplethatdon’thavethatoption?Whathappenstothepeoplethatdon’thavefreshclothestoputon,awarmmeal,afamilytogohometoorevenabathroomtouse?Somethingyoudon’treallythinkaboutuntilyou’vehadafewPB&J’sandalotofwaterandjuice.Dowecontinuelivingourownlives,selfishly,goingthroughlifeoblivioustoothers,notcaring?Idon’twanttolivemylifethatway. Matthew25:30-40“WhentheSonofMancomesinhisglory,andalltheangelswithhim,hewillsitonhisthroneinheavenlyglory.Allthenationswillbegatheredbeforehim,andhewillseparatethepeopleonefromanotherasashepherdseparatesthesheepfromthegoats.Hewillputthesheeponhisrightandthegoatsonhisleft.“ThentheKingwillsaytothoseonhisright,‘Come,youwhoareblessedbymyFa-ther;takeyourinheritance,thekingdompreparedforyousincethecreationoftheworld.”Thentherighteouswillan-swerhim,‘Lord,whendidweseeyouhungryandfeedyou,orthirstyandgiveyousomethingtodrink?Whendidweseeyouastrangerandinviteyouin,orneedingclothesandclotheyou?When
didweseeyousickorinprisonandgotovisityou?”“ForIwashungryandyougavemesomethingtoeat,Iwasthirstyandyougavemesomethingtodrink,Iwasastrangerandyouinvitedmein,Ineededclothesandyouclothedme,Iwassickandyoulookedafterme,Iwasinprisonandyoucametovisitme.’“TheKingwillreply,‘Itellyouthetruth,whateveryoudidforoneoftheleastofthesebrothersofmine,youdidforme.’ ItseemsasthoughGODcantakealittletoomuchtimeinansweringourprayers.Keepinmind,HEisGOD.It’sinHIStimethatHEwillanswerandHEknowswhatisbestforourlives,sobepatient.HEisalwaysfaithful.Bethank-fulforwhatyouhave.Weareblessed,sorememberwhereveryouareinlifetrustintheLordwithallyouheart:Proverbs3:5-6“TrustintheLORDwithallyourheartandleannotonyourownunderstanding;inallyourwaysac-knowledgehim,andhewillmakeyourpathsstraight. Thecoastguardfinallygottous;wewereaboutthreemilesawayfromourdock,whenweoriginallywereaboutahundredyardsaway.
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“Your Work of Faith”The Necessity of Love
By Priscilla StanleyThemonthofloveisuponus,IthoughtIwouldlookatthedifferenttypesoflove.Therearemanywaysweshowlove. Weallknowtheloveofamotherforhernewbornchild.Fromthemomentsheholdshernewbabysheistakenbackbyanewdepthoflove.Shemaynothaveevenknownshewascapableofsuchlove.Itisamazinghowlovedoesn’tdiminishnomatterhowmanymorechildrenshemayhave.AbrahamandSarahwerechildlessandwantedachilddesperately.WhenGodgrantedtheirheartsdesire,Abrahamfellfacedown;helaughedandsaidtohimself,“Willasonbeborntoamanahundredyearsold?WillSarahbearachildattheageofninety?”Genesis17:17 Weallshareacommonloveevenifwehaven’thadachild.Thatisloveoffam-ilywherewehaveacommonbondofkinship.Wegrowupwithourfamiliesandsharemanyofthesamecharacteristics.Samecolorhair,eyesandpersonalitytraits.Aschildrenwewillfighttotheendtoprotecttheirname.LastmonthItoldthestoryofBoasandRuth.HowRuthsolovedhermother-in-lawthatshewentwithhertoNaomi’shomelandandmarriedBoas.AfterRuthgavebirthtoachildscripturesays,thewomensaidtoNaomi;“PraisebetotheLord,whothisdayhasnotleftyouwith-outakinsman-redeemer.MayhebecomefamousthroughoutIsrael!Hewillrenewyourlifeandsustainyouinyouroldage.Foryourdaughter-in-law,wholovesyouandwhoisbettertoyouthansevensons,hasgivenhimbirth.”ThenNaomitookthechild,laidhiminherlapandcaredforhim.Ruth4:14-16 Weloveourfriendsandourfriendsloveus.It’samazinghowwecancometolovefriendsasfamilymembers.Igrewupcallingmanyofmyparent’sfriend’sauntanduncle.Thebondwasthatoffamily.TheprophetJohnwroteitsoclearlywhatfriendsaretooneanother.“Dearfriends,sinceGodsolovedus,wealsooughttoloveoneanother.NoonehaseverseenGod;butifweloveoneanotherGodlivesinusandhisloveismadecompleteinus.”John4:11-12 Whenwebecomeanadultwefallinlovewiththatspecialperson.Theymakeourlifecomplete,wewanttohaveafamilywiththem.ThelovestoryofJacobforRachelisonethatItrulylove.Itshowshowmuchapersonwilldofortheloveofsomeonethewanttosharetheirlifewith.JacobwasinlovewithRachelandsaidtoherfather,“I’llworkforyousevenyearsinreturnforyouryoungerdaughterRachel.”SoJacobservedsevenyearstogetRachel,buttheyseemedlikeonlyafewdaystohimbecauseofhisloveforher.Genesis29:18-19 TheloveIcherishmorethenanyotherisunconditionallove.Formelovingisneveraskingforonesself,butcaringfortheother.IhaverecentlyhadtwowonderfulexperienceswithwomenIlove.IcallthemmyheartchildrenbecauseIneverbirthedthembuthaveamothersloveforthem.Bothofthesewomenhavestruggledtobe-comefreeofalcoholaddiction.Nomatterwhat,IneededthemtoknowthatIlovedthem,nomatterhowfartheywerewiththeirdisease.Ihadtobetoughbutloving,whichisnoteasywhenyouaretalkingwithsomeonewhodoesn’tlovethemselves.Theyarebothasuccessstoryintheirrecovery.OnehasstartedanewlifeinArizonawithherson.ShehasbroughtherfathertotheLordalongwithtwowomen.Shetoldmethatthosewhosheassociateswithnowfindithardtobelieveshehadsuchaproblem.Theotherstillliveswithme,hermarriagehasbeenrestoredandtheyhavecustodyoftheirtwochildren.Inowhaveafamilyoffourtolove. Ilovemythreebiologicalchildrenwhohaveblessedmewithgrandchildrenandgreatgrandchildren.Ican’tdescribemyloveforthem,theycompleteme.IamnowreapingtherewardsoftheloveIhaveforeveryoneofmychildrenandgrandchildrenwhoarefleshofmyfleshandthoseofmyheart.TheLordhasshownmehowtoloveunconditionallyashelovesme.ItrytolivemylifebythescripturefromPsalm36:9-11:“Forwithyouisthefountainoflife;inyourlightweseelight.Continueyourlovetothosewhoknowyou,yourrighteousnesstotheuprightinheart.” Weasseniorsneedtothinkabouthowwelove.Manyofushavebecomejudg-mentalandforgottheunconditionallovefromourchildhood.Wehavesetlimitsonourloveforthosewelove.Let’snotforgetwealsoneedunconditionallove. Hugyourchild,grandchild,familymemberandfriendasoftenasyoucan.Showthemtheimportancetheybringtoyourlife.
By Donald Kwong Recently,Iwasthinkingaboutafriendwhoownsandoperatesasmallbusinessfromwhichaministryoperates.Ifeltcompelledtoask,“WhatifGoddoublesyourministry?”Periodicallyin2008,Iwouldfindmyselfaskinghimthatsamequestion.Intheprocessofaskingthisquestion,IfoundthatIwaschangingmythoughtsaboutwhatthequestionreallywasabout.Mythoughtwasabouttheministry,butIbegantoseethattheministryandthebusinessaretiedtogether.Aswestart2009,thefirmispoisedtodoubleinsize. AsIwasthinkingabouthisbusiness,Irecalledthewordsof1Thessalonians1:3-“aswecalltomindyourwork of faith,yourlaboroflove,andyourpatienceofhope”Iusedtothinkthat“workoffaith”dealswiththereligiouscompartmentofone’slife.‘GodmustmeanBibleteaching,orSundaySchoolwork,orfeedingthepoor.’ However,mayIsuggestthatyougivemeamomentforanotherlookatthis“workoffaith”?Ifyouexploretheword“work”,youwillfinditistheGreekword,ergon,whichintheGreekLexiconmeans:1. business, employment, that which any one is occupied a. that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking 2. any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind 3. an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasized in opp. to that which is less than work Whatyouaredoingrightnowatyouroffice,factoryorconstructionsite…thisiswhattheApostlePaulhadinmindwhenhesaid,“WealwaysthankGodforallofyou,mentioningyouinourprayers.WecontinuallyrememberbeforeourGodandFatheryourwork[yourbusiness,youremployment,yourenterprise,yourbusinessundertaking,yourproduct,yourgainfuloccupation]producedbyfaith…”Paulwasn’tjustamissionary,hewasatentmaker,abusinessmanusedbyGodtospreadtheGospel. LikePaul,whatistheonlypleasingwaytodobusiness?“Byfaith.”ItistheonlywaytopleaseGodinbusiness.Whereinyourbusinessisitevidentthatyourworkisdone“infaith”?WhenIthinkofmyfriendwhereGodisdoublinghisbusiness,IwonderifthesalestargetsaretheonesGodgave? Foranybusinessownertoday,areyourplansmadeunderhisguidance?AretheregoalsthatcanonlybeaccomplishedifGodintersectsyourmonthorquarteroryearwithamiracle?Doesyourworkincludestandingforthetransformationofpeople—inprayer,HRpractices,educationanddiscipline?This“workoffaith”—isitincreasingthefootprintofthekingdomofGodinyoursphereofinfluence?IsyourwholehouseholdbeingtransformedintothelikenessofChrist? Iwantyoutopauseforamomentandprayforlocalbusinesses,andthankGodfortheir“workoffaith,laboroflove,andpatienceofhope.”Yourbusinessmaybeoneofmanyincitiesaroundtheworldwhohavejustenlistedtheircompaniesinkingdomwork.Prayforthem.Orpraytokindleorrekindleyourownpassiontobe100%business,and100%ministry. Ifyou’reinneedofpracticalandgodlycounselintheareasofbudgeting,stewardship,debtmanagement;andwouldliketomeetmeforbiblicallyfinancialcoaching,pleasecontactmethroughAmerica’sGoodNews.Theserviceisfree,butwillrequireyourtime,dedicationandhonestyonyourpart.Anyfinancialinformationprovidedwillbekeptconfidential.America’s Good News can be contacted at 925.625.9570
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