Learning God's Lessons: Chruch Happenings

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Jane is Not Afraid of the Gospel of Christ!

This past Saturday we had church soul winning and visitation, so we showed up a few minutes early, and so did Jane. Jane is a feisty 83-year-young widow. While we all waited for the rest of our group to show up, Jane said to my husband, "Pastor, do you mind if I preach a little bit?"
"Since we're just out here in the parking lot, I would love to hear you preach!" he said.

     Jane went on to explain why she is so excited to show up for visitation on Saturdays. She went on to say how God gives blessings to those who spread the Gospel, and she was taking advantage of the great opportunity to spread the Gospel in Twentynine Palms. She got excited as she talked and really did look like she was preaching!
     After everyone arrived, my husband and I took off and made some follow-up visits while our kids went with some of the other church folks including Jane. Daryl and I met up with the rest of the group after we made our visits and found them at Stater Brothers (the grocery store) putting fliers on car windows. As soon as we pulled in to the parking lot, we noticed a big pick-up truck and some Marines were up on the bed of the truck dumping ice into coolers and preparing to unload boxes of beer into the ice. There were probably 15-20 Marines and young women standing around the truck talking and obviously preparing for their day. We soon saw our kids, and they made their way over to our van. Just about the time our kids met us, we looked over and saw Jane boldly sauntering up to the crowd of party-ready people. She walked right into the middle of all of them and handed tracts to each person and invited them to church! Honestly, I couldn't believe her boldness!
     Jane, at 83 years of age, is a bold witness for her Lord and Saviour. She is not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. On another occasion, she was going door to door with another one of our church ladies, and a man came to the door. When he realized that the ladies were from church, he quickly said, "Oh no! No thank you!" Jane shoved the door open with tract in hand and said, "You need to take this and read it! You need Jesus!"
     Jane's witness for Christ is convicting. Her boldness in approaching people is inspiring. She is not afraid, and not only is she just not afraid, but she loves the time that she spends being a witness in her community. I'm so glad God brought Jane into my life. From now on when I am feeling timid while approaching someone with the Gospel, I will think of Jane approaching that group of Marines!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Bake Sale Day!

Patrisha got to the grade school mighty early and set up the bake sale. Aren't the little chicks adorable? The flower cupcakes were just little masterpieces!

Pretty Easter cupcakes!

Lovely sugar cookies

All the caramel corn sold! It was made from Patrisha's mother's secret recipe--and it was mouth-watering delicious.

William is trying to charm some goodies from Miss Patrisha.


The top tier was chocolate chip cookies-the second tier was cupcakes-the third tier was delicate zesty lemon cookies

We were able to raise nearly $100 for childcare for moms who would like to participate in our ladies Bible study. A huge thanks to Diana, Cynthia, Jessica, Wendy, and especially Patrisha who made her great ideas come to be!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Preparing for a Bake Sale

We are starting a new Bible study soon, and in order to raise money, one of our enterprising ladies, Patrisha, came up with the idea of having a bake sale. Some of us ladies met at the church this morning and began baking our hearts out! We made chocolate chip cookies, lemon cookies, and sugar cookies rolled in pastel colored sugar. We also made cupcakes and caramel corn. The bake sale is tomorrow at 29 Palms grade school--we have a rented booth from which to sell our wares. Pray that we will sell all of our baked goods that we worked so hard on today!

Jessica and Cynthia

Tools of the trade

Diana, our resident RVer who will be leaving us in a couple of weeks to head back to cooler weather--tears, sniff, sniff--and Patrisha on the right who is the brains behind this whole operation

Jessica and all her buddies

The Most Important Thing You Can Know!

Do you know where you will spend eternity one day? If not, here's how you can know:

1. Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." The Bible says we are all sinners. Sin is hereditary--we were all born sinners because Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden.
2. Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." A wage is a payment. We must pay for our sins and they way we pay is by death. Everyone is born once, and everyone must die once. But the story doesn't end there--Jesus, God's only Son died on the cross for our sin and paid the penalty for us. All we have to do accept the gift of salvation. We can't work for it, go to church for it, or be good for it. Faith in Christ alone is what will save us.
3. Romans 10:9 says, "But if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." If you know that you are a sinner and that Jesus died on the cross, was buried, and resurrected--and if you know that He did that for YOU, all you have to do is ask Him to come into your heart and save you.
4. If you would like to accept Christ, just ask him now--it's the difference between Heaven and Hell.