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| FEBRUARY
19, 2003 ISSUE |
(read past issues here)
IN THIS ISSUE
Feature
Article: Apart From Me
In The Spotlight: Praying for Peace
What's New & Coming Soon
Daily Thoughts: A List To Live By
Prayer Requests/Results
Quotables
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| FEATURED ARTICLE |
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Apart From Me
When it comes to being around others do you feel a part
of or apart from?
No matter how much we may convince ourselves that we don’t
need or want fellowship God knows that’s not true.
We were created for each other, for community. God desires
a relationship with us, so much so that He sent Jesus
to bring us back to Him and to make it possible for us
to have the rich reward of eternal life with God. Part
of the beauty of God’s fellowship with us is how
it is accomplished by our interaction with other people.
In John 15:5 Christ tells us, “I am the vine; you
are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him,
he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing”.
This scripture verse is incredibly rich. What does it
tell us? For one, Jesus is telling us the secret of unity.
When we are united to God in three persons, we are part
of the answered prayer to “be one just as you and
I are one”. Being part of the divine consciousness
makes us whole. No longer are we isolated and operating
on our own power. We are part of the great stream of living
water!
Divine Vine
Another
significant revelation of the verse is that God desires
to work through us. Again the mysterious power of the
Trinity expresses itself. The Holy Spirit comes and
dwells in us and empowers us with gifts that bring about
good. We are branches connected to the divine vine.
Read the entire article here
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| IN
THE SPOTLIGHT |
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Praying for Peace
There
are constant reminders everywhere we turn that a war with
Iraq is coming. Tension is high with North Korea, too,
over their proposed nuclear weapons development. Just
a couple of months ago we were celebrating Christmas with
the proclamation of “peace on earth; goodwill towards
men ”.
Where is this peace? We can only bring peace to this
troubled world through Jesus Christ. He tells us that
the peace he gives is not the peace the world gives.
This peace starts within us.
We can all pray that our hearts will be changed. We pray
also that through our transformed hearts we can shine
that light from Jesus that can help others to do the inside
work.
Pray especially for people in the military. Our spotlight
link is “Adopt
a Troop”. It’s put together by the "Presidential
Prayer Team", a ministry not affiliated with any
political party or official government leaders.
See more at our Spotlight
Specials page
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| WHAT'S
NEW & COMING SOON |
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Some of the new articles on our site include:
Love and Tolerance
Proof From Above
On Being A Manequin
Revisit:
The Greatest Love of
All
Love One Another As I
Have Love You
Loving the Unlovable
New reviews on the following books:
Minding Your Emotions
by Steve Shores
A Patchwork Heart by
Kim Moore and Pam Mellskog.
Let's Roll by Lisa Beamer
(wife of 9-11 hero Todd Beamer)
Future Reviews:
"Abba’s Child” by Brennan Manning
“The Tao of Enron” by Chris Seay
“Cheap Ways To…” by Jason Boyett, Margaret
Feinberg
Josh Hatcher, and Katie Meier
“Hooked on the Net” by Andrew Careaga
“Always In My Heart” (music CD) by Dietrech
You can read the various reviews currently on site at
Reviews
New links:
NI-COR
/ NASA Recovery
Christian
Sunrise Counseling
See more at our links page
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| DAILY THOUGHTS & REFLECTIONS |
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A List To Live By
The
most destructive habit.....................Worry
The greatest joy......................................Giving
The greatest loss.....................................Self-respect
The most satisfying work........................Helping
Others
The ugliest personality trait....................Selfishness
The greatest problem to overcome..........Fear
The most effective sleeping pill..............Peace of
mind
The most powerful force in life...............Love
The most dangerous outcast.....................A Gossip
The worst thing to be without..................Hope
The deadliest weapon.............................The Tongue
The two most power-filled words..........."I can"
The greatest asset.....................................Faith
The most beautiful attire..........................A Smile
The most prized possession.....................Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication..........Prayer
The most contagious spirit........................Enthusiasm
Our greatest teacher.............................Experience
And always remember: To the world, YOU might be one
person; but to one person, you might be the world
Get daily inspiration with a Scripture verse and commentary
at
Daily Thought
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| PRAYER
REQUESTS & RESULTS |
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Prayer
works. It really does. Only those who've never truly tried
it with the proper intentions would say otherwise. We
want to pray for you and your needs. If you have a specific
request let us know at prayer
requests.
Of course, we keep you information confidential.
We also like to share testimonies of answered prayers
at prayer results.
You can send us your testimony by email. Use our form
at contact us. If
you do not want your name to be listed simply let us know.
By sharing God's love and how He helps us you encourage
others in a powerful way.
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Quotables:
“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always
make a difference. They bless the one who receives them,
and they bless you, the giver.”
– Barbara De Angelis
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Tom Gilbert
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