More important - God welcomes you. He desires that you would get to know Him. He is LOVING, FAITHFUL, FORGIVING, MERCIFUL, he cares about everything in your life, and wants the very best according to his will.
You see OUR FATHER KNOWS BEST!!!!!
September 12th- Church picnic at the Watsons! All are invited!! September 20th- BAck to Church Sunday with Seth & Veronica Porter!!- luncheon to Follow!, 10:30 am October 25th- Friend Day with Chiz Rider, 1030, Luncheon to follow!
All are invited!
BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY
If you haven't been in Church for some time, if you have been hurt by others, if you WONDER- " IS THERE REALLY A GOD?"
We welcome you to come and worship the Lord with us. It's a place to hear God speak, see How he is working in others' lives, and get to know him.
All this precipitation makes me think of a great message in the Bible:
" For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, But it sall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it". Isaiah 55: 10-11
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For
whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen,
cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this
command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
1 John 4:20-21NIV
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Do you know that God wants you and I to make our life count. Your life is very important to Him, and to many others. We have the opportunity to impact the world we live in for Christ through love, faith & works.
If we would be completely honest with ourselves and God- we know that we can make a difference with Love and faith, but to be honest, we often lose it on works.
We know that Works will not save us.
We also know that Faith will not save us.
But, it is the blending of both in our lives. One without the other is false , and DEAD.
++++++ We also in our studies have been looking at Breaking through barriers , and walls. Walls go up. Walls are built- by others, and also by ourselves. I believe good people, with great intentions have built walls for protection, safety, and their own "beauty". Yet in the meantime....others have been cut off, shut out, ostracized, and ignored. We have all been there and done that.
+++++++++ We must break through these barriers like Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8. Like Ananias & Saul in Acts 9. And allow God to lead us, use us, and impact the world through love , faith & works.
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If i were to be honest with you, I will confess- that I don't have it all figured out....Yet, I know our Father in Heaven does. Let us follow Him. Let us listen to Him through His word. Let us love others just as he loved them, and just as he loves us.
May we allow the Spirit of the Lord to have His way, and may we come alongside of Him. He will lead, He will guide, He will love, He will transform. But, He needs us to be his hands and feet.
++++++++++ May The Peace of Christ be yours!
Because of Him,
Pastor Frank
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God wants to work in your life!
Trust Him today as your Lord and Savior! THIS WEEK, ATTEND CHURCH/. IF YOU DON"T REGULARLY ATTEND ONE- WE INVITE YOU TO THE
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 402 Willowbank St. Bellefonte, Pa. 16823 Church phone 814-355-5423
The Importance of A Personal Relationship......realtionships are important, but the greatest is that which we give to the Lord of creation- our Heart
The ABC’s of a
Personal Relationship with Christ.
Receiving Jesus
Christ is as simple as ABC
Admit you’ve sinned and turn from your sins…...Rom.3:23 Believe Jesus Christ died for you …………........ John
1:12
Confess that Jesus Christ is now your
Savior.......Rom.10:9-10
“Dear Lord Jesus, I
know that I am a sinner. I believe that
you died for my sins and arose from the grave.
I now turn from my sins. I invite
You into my heart and life. Through
faith, I receive You as my personal Savior.
I will follow You. Amen.”
If you have received Christ into your heart today, please
share
this with a close friend? call our Church, we'd love to celebrate the Lord with YOU!!!
