tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638839598381459982024-03-13T15:49:55.053-07:00New Life PraiseA Praise and outreach website for the outreach team of New Life Apostolic Church or Watkinsville, Georgia. Testimonies, praise reports, and news headlines of outreach activities are posted periodically.Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-12548147975200080192012-01-30T18:39:00.000-08:002012-01-30T19:33:47.404-08:00NLAC STARTS DRUG/ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR PRISON MINISTRY<div><div style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: windowtext 1.5pt double; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: double windowtext 1.5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 1pt;"><div align="center" class="Body1" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: double windowtext 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24pt;">What is Foundations?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24pt;"></span></div></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaYNJFfhmutQWrBrSLDa7PGwjuEkh8YBShVPaqryefY3bjEKWohrddonWI-frWsPqchjF-4yABSZEyylB9gaAu61dtjiw_F61uo1J1WJXwhGbE4w-RCP20xhmeQyuB0dax9e6maNlLQ_W/s1600/NLAC+FOUNDATION%232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaYNJFfhmutQWrBrSLDa7PGwjuEkh8YBShVPaqryefY3bjEKWohrddonWI-frWsPqchjF-4yABSZEyylB9gaAu61dtjiw_F61uo1J1WJXwhGbE4w-RCP20xhmeQyuB0dax9e6maNlLQ_W/s1600/NLAC+FOUNDATION%232.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span id="goog_1213683966"></span><span id="goog_1213683967"></span>Foundations is a new approach to initiating positive change in individuals seeking spiritual guidance. It combines proven counseling techniques within a spiritual framework. A formal training program educates and trains spiritual oriented volunteers under the direction of professional counselors and experienced ministers to become facilitators for change. Foundations is administered under the direction of New Life Church. Sam Brown volunteered his services to assist the outreach department of NLAC during the fall of 2011. By the end of 2012, a team of facilitators had been through training, case studies, and role playing. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The goal of initiating a positive change in behavior in a limited number of sessions may seem daunting. Realistically, we see this as a beginning; the cornerstone of what we think is an opportunity for a new life. While not all the targeted population has a substance problem, this is most often a serious obstacle for clients in attempting to turn their life around. For this reason, a focus on substance dependency is a major component of Foundations. The techniques of Motivational Interviewing were chosen as research, such the NIAAA's MATCH project, demonstrates that it can initiate change after one to two sessions.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Substance Treatment conventionally includes participation in a Twelve-Step Program. Foundations focuses on the stage of the client prior to recognizing the need for long term commitment to a treatment program, such as 12-steps. The strengths of the Foundation Facilitator are compassion and spirituality. Foundations applies the strengths of the facilitator towards a non-conformational dialogue. We view a clients committing to a twelve step program as evidence of a success.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Foundations instructs in Christianity and invites a pragmatic discussion on the issues surrounding the client's circumstances. The style of dialogue is Motivational Interviewing, MI for short. MI is a proven counseling style with a 20 year track record. For example, MI is the primary method used by the Veterans Administration in its substance treatment program. There are four components to MI. The first, empathy, is seeing the world as the client sees it. Empathy starts with an accurate positive regard for the client, encourages the flow on information from the client, and increases the motivation of the client to participate.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The second component is to provide non-judgmental reflections on the clients conflict between the reality of the his/her circumstances versus the psychological mechanism of denial. The client is encouraged to recognize the gap between their core values and their behavior. Only as the client begins to appreciate that their behavior is in conflict with their core values can the client then consciously make choices.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The third component, affirmation is the positive reinforcement of change. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The fourth component occurs as the client internalizes the need for change. Self-efficacy is the clients belief that change is possible, that the client has the power to achieve a particular outcome through their own behavior.</span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The capacity to share ones own human defects, shortcomings and struggles is necessary to form an alliance with the client. In a sense, this is proof that the client can offer information without risking judgment. To be effective the facilitator must be willing to open up emotionally, to share pain, to be "Transparent". This is in contrast to a style that is confrontations, and judgmental where an invisible wall separates the facilitator from the client. The reason is simple; research has proven this style has a higher efficacy while a confrontational style increases resistance and motivation to change. A criterion of a facilitator is to possess the spiritual strength to open up themselves and see through the world through the eyes of the client.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMvTO51R_rv1JRcnDdLs_gUsv-HwiZ6xc8d9HqAoXTULMiJ-Gjl1q_XdcKPLwFgtp4TqIFrqZz2w70Fnqw4ukPefP64j29XbJu8mmndD-rJZipd-cI-3HSgquaZTDMJDTXyahHS6Ujv90/s1600/Foundations%231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMvTO51R_rv1JRcnDdLs_gUsv-HwiZ6xc8d9HqAoXTULMiJ-Gjl1q_XdcKPLwFgtp4TqIFrqZz2w70Fnqw4ukPefP64j29XbJu8mmndD-rJZipd-cI-3HSgquaZTDMJDTXyahHS6Ujv90/s1600/Foundations%231.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The famous psychologist Maslow modeled human needs as a hierarchy moving from more basic needs, water, food, shelter, through social needs, and finally up towards self actualization. The psychologist Victor Frankl a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps added self-transcendence, the need for spiritual experience. Maslow's thinking was that pre-occupation with lower needs interfered with seeking solutions to higher needs. Addressing one's lower needs does not negate one's higher needs. In terms of addiction, the use of a substance results in a mal- adaptive substitution in meeting needs. It is often said that the addictive substance is a substitute for human relationships, the drug or alcohol becomes has become the addicted person's best friend. meeting needs in healthy manner. Foundations illuminates the clients understanding of the inherent conflicts arising from substituting a substance for an authentic religious experience. As the client understands the conflict between an authentic spiritual experience, for us, as a personal relationship with Jesus, and substance use, the client can begin the self-talk that will lead to a willingness to change.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is true that individuals believe what they say more than what they are told. The component of Affirmation is to mirror back to the client positive self-talk. Another view is that alliance between the facilitator and the client amplifies the resources of the clients own mind. By amplifying the resources of the client's mind, such as seeing an objective image of reality, the client's can now muster internal mental resources to heal.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We use a model where the individual's self, their latent memories, and their consciousness are coordinated towards change. To achieve a level of self-efficacy, self-talk becomes latent memory. As latent memory, the self-talk guides consciousness. Ultimately, the real needs of the self can be recognized, giving rise to pragmatic plans to effect change. The goal is for the client to belief they can change their behavior to fit their own positive core values.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Churches represent a large group of motivated volunteers, talent, and resources. The population of incarcerated people are suffering. As Christians, we know our best actions are those aimed towards relieving human suffering. Christians refer to this as Matthew 25, based on the scriptures making clear that this is the Lord's expectation.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00LPJYP-r7l6VKxaTQbXlSNH78Ckv6Jm8iGQp6DV5VkdheIDVpLxi3tyF9qqN3XYw3Os6piJYQf1ivrh8BuXPJzL2CfiveoN7mXbtGwlvjPcEoMjpj6KJpes_AlvJIyoSVGZJsN-yrS6i/s1600/Foundations%232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00LPJYP-r7l6VKxaTQbXlSNH78Ckv6Jm8iGQp6DV5VkdheIDVpLxi3tyF9qqN3XYw3Os6piJYQf1ivrh8BuXPJzL2CfiveoN7mXbtGwlvjPcEoMjpj6KJpes_AlvJIyoSVGZJsN-yrS6i/s1600/Foundations%232.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We take Jesus at his word when we visit the least of human beings in jail, we are visiting Him. So for us this is a source of joy. But we wish to go further, to apply the knowledge of modern science to effect positive change to relieve the long term suffering in the individuals we meet. We have a dual purpose, to educate on Scripture and to effect positive change to the best of our ability. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div></div><div class="Body1" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some of us have experience the crumbling of a life build on sand, when the waves of life's storms washed over our personnel foundations. We are here because we survived those storms, but learned to build our new foundation on rock. For us Christians, our faith in Jesus is that rock. We think that faith is latent on all people; regardless of how far down the ladder they may have fallen. That without a spiritual experience we are defenseless against life's storms.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Empathy can not be taught nor learned in a classroom. Even the most well learned psychologist requires empathy to be an effective therapy. On the other hand, with only basic instruction, individuals with great feeling of empathy can be highly effective. Our Facilitators are not professional counselors. However, scientific research has shown that Motivational Interviewing is effective, provided that the knowledge of the technique is used with nonjudgmental and non- confrontational mindset. Also, MI is used throughout the medical field, often with people with little or no other training in psychology. A key aspect of a facilitator is foregoing the judging of others. This is critical to attaining rapport with individuals who view their lives judged negatively by family, friends, and society. As members of the New Life Church, we are taught and believe that to judge others is wrong.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div></div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Facilitators are defined as church members, approved by the authorities, who have completed classes in Motivational Interviewing. In addition the Facilitators attend classes in the basics of substance dependency. The training includes classroom lectures, participation in role playing, readings, and written assignments, and attending open 12 step meetings. In addition, Facilitators receive education in the Bible scriptures that are an integral part of Foundations. The training and follow up is done under the direction of experience professional counselors.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We know that statically there is a high probability that underlying the legal issues of many clients is substance abuse. Denial or rationalization occurs to block the negative feelings from behavior that was in conflict with core values. In the model of psychology termed "stages of change", the client moves from a stage of pre-contemplation to contemplation. In other words, "I don't have a problem" to. "I think I may have a problem" Participation in a religious setting is an opportunity to highlight positive core values. This may be thought of a "flanking movement" around the barriers of denial. Highlighting the core values, the client is motivated to move to the stage of contemplation. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is a high correlation between a variety of mental disorders and substance abuse. Only highly trained professional are qualified to diagnose mental disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V is the standard reference of the medical profession that defines the criterion for substance dependency and all other mental disorders. Pragmatically, an exact assessment and diagnosis seldom is performed in the area of substance dependency. There is simply not enough money or trained personnel. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The reality is that incarceration itself, related to substance abuse is strong evidence that the client suffers from a diagnostic valid substance problem. General practice is that until the client substance dependency is successfully treated, valid diagnosis of a co-morbid mental disorder, i.e. depression is be postponed, as the substance disorder mask or mimic the symptoms of a potential co-morbid disorder.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All psychoactive drugs fall into one of four categories based on their action on the central nervous system. Why some individuals become dependent is a matter of on- going research. There is as yet no clear answer. Federal agencies such as the NIAAA are investigating potential genetic factors related to alcoholism. Regardless of the cause, remission ultimately depends on the client self-efficacy. Substance dependency is considered a chronic condition, there is no cure. The treatment is abstinence to bring on remission of the behavior that leads to relapse. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpEoaoPzZDlMBJ05OaieZBOheN7wT_LD2q1zLId57Y9qwfj8nItUbKtJrgVa9RvvZ1rw1yV6gw0_RUB9lHacV8mXL6tWoTMpcOcxV68qz7G1GigaZM2g1M1IPIIfG8fGmsAXlOFr25GNy/s1600/Foundations%233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpEoaoPzZDlMBJ05OaieZBOheN7wT_LD2q1zLId57Y9qwfj8nItUbKtJrgVa9RvvZ1rw1yV6gw0_RUB9lHacV8mXL6tWoTMpcOcxV68qz7G1GigaZM2g1M1IPIIfG8fGmsAXlOFr25GNy/s1600/Foundations%233.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Foundations seeks a solution. Integrating modern counseling techniques integrated within a Christian framework, we can give clients an opportunity to begin constructing a new life, build on a solid foundation. In an age with minimal funding, a shortage of trained professionals and a large need, this is, can be, and should be, a job that churches can do.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div></div><div class="Body1"><br />
</div><div class="Body1"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are reminded that all us need help at some point in our life. As the great psychologist Carl Jung stated as quoted in the Big Book of AA, as 12-step programs have proven, and as many of us have personally experienced, spiritual awaking is life altering. If the clients could have done so on their own, they would have. The challenge is to take the best from mankind's knowledge base of science, and use this knowledge for positive change.</span></div></div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-8816970605848794982011-11-28T18:25:00.000-08:002012-02-01T19:30:28.795-08:00CHURCHES GIVES PLAYHOUSES TO NEEDY CHILDREN<div class="wl-story-header" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="wl-title-block" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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<div class="credit" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4b4b4b; display: inline-block; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; font: normal normal normal 11px/1 arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="caption" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4b4b4b; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: inherit; font: normal normal normal 11px/1 arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Avery Whitfield, 5, shows off her new playhouse. New Life Apostolic Church members are building playhouses for children battling illnesses every month this year.</div></div></div></div></div><span class="wl-clear" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span><br />
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</div></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">WATKINSVILLE — The New Life Apostolic Church congregation still misses Madison Young, the 15-year-old Monroe girl who died in a four-wheeler accident two months ago. The wound still is fresh, but the Watkinsville church has found a way to heal while honoring a fallen member.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In October, New Life started the M.Y. Playhouse Project, which is named after Young. For the next year, the church will present one custom-built playhouse to a child battling a serious health condition.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Earlier this month, 5-year-old Avery Whitfield held on to her father’s neck as the family stood in between a crowd of about 100 and a large blue tarp. Her shyness turned to a wide smile as the tarp came off she saw her dream playhouse. Before long, she and other children were playing inside, spinning pinwheels and peeking out the windows.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“I won’t be able to get her out of this,” said Laurie Whitfield, Avery’s mother. “Today is a dream come true for her.”</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Scott and Misty Clack, who own Clack Construction Co., started the project as a new church outreach initiative. The Clacks and their employees build the playhouses with materials donated from different business and hardware stores.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The finished building then gets a trip to a donated warehouse off Georgia Highway 316 where New Life student ministry members paint and decorate it however the receiving child wants it. A few days before, the child actually colors in a picture of the playhouse, and the decorating team works off of it.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“We put it on a truck and deliver it,” Scott Clack said. “We were going to do 12, but we’re already talking about doing three for December. As long as people keep donating the materials, we’re going to keep building them.”</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The first playhouse went to Timothy McCannon of Greensboro, who is battling B-lymphoblastic lymphoma. Avery just had a liver transplant, and she is recovering well, her mother said.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Dr. David Sprayberry in Watkinsville is Avery’s pediatrician, and a few of his employees go to church at New Life. They have Avery’s name to the selection committee and nominated her for a playhouse.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The final step was for the volunteers to see just what Avery wanted.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">She used almost every crayon in the box when she colored her playhouse picture. Out front, there was what looked like a pot of gold.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">As it turned out, it was filled with giraffe feed.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“We’ve kept track of Avery and we’re praying for her,” said the Rev. Tim Hammond, the pastor at New Life. “She wanted a rainbow and a giraffe. We’re waiting for that giraffe.”</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Avery didn’t have to wait for long. Her playhouse came with a pot of giraffe food and a wooden giraffe.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">With a pink flower in her brown hair, she patted the giraffe and then looked up along the side of her new play home.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">She pointed and read the letters that ran downward.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“A-V-E-R-Y!” she shouted, still smiling.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Everyone around her was smiling, too. 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Playhouse Project may continue for a long time.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">“We all miss Madison terribly around here,” Hammond said. “This will keep Madison’s memory alive.”</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 70px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">To nominate a child for the project, call</span></span><span style="color: #49535a; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><b> <span class="skype_pnh_print_container">706-769-6824</span><span class="skype_pnh_container" dir="ltr" tabindex="-1"><span class="skype_pnh_mark"> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting</span> <span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr" skypeaction="skype_dropdown" title="Call this phone number in United States of America with Skype: +17067696824"><span class="skype_pnh_left_span" skypeaction="skype_dropdown" title="Skype actions"> </span><span class="skype_pnh_dropart_span" skypeaction="skype_dropdown" title="Skype actions"><span class="skype_pnh_dropart_flag_span" skypeaction="skype_dropdown" style="background-position: -5849px 1px !important;"> </span> </span><span class="skype_pnh_textarea_span"><span class="skype_pnh_text_span">706-769-6824</span></span><span class="skype_pnh_right_span"> </span></span> <span class="skype_pnh_mark">end_of_the_skype_highlighting</span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">.</span></span></div></div></div></div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-8313698553900531512011-10-26T20:02:00.001-07:002011-10-26T20:02:57.210-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 100; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
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outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The 18-year-old freshman at Athens Tech started trying to sing and play the piano in her grandma's lap when she was 3. Soon, she was soloing in the youth choir and then singing in the adult choir when she still was in grade school.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">She helps lead the youth worship at New Life Apostolic Church in Watkinsville and, while she is studying business administration, she wants to sing to a larger audience. Earlier this month, she took a giant leap toward that goal.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Strawn won a 104.7 The Fish FM contest to serve as the opening act at the annual Celebrate Freedom concert in Atlanta. Strawn opened for the Newsboys in front of a crowd of about 50,000.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"There were so many people packed in, I didn't know how I was going to sing in front of all of them," she said. "I remembered it was all about worship and just had my eyes closed. It was a God thing."</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Strawn was surprised to be in the position. When the radio station announced the contest, a dozen friends emailed her the details and implored her to enter. She filmed herself playing the piano and singing "Blessings" by Laura Story. The video has thousands of views on YouTube.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Strawn played the song for one of the first times for the video, but she picks up music quickly. Strawn's music IQ has helped her write and understand music using just her ears, said her mother, Pam.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Lauren knows how to listen to a song and make chord sheets based off of what she hears," Pam Strawn said. "I think it runs on her dad's side of the family."</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Weeks after submitting the video, the station called her to tell her she was one of five finalists. The five sang their songs on stage in front of a panel of judges.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"I was so nervous, and they were all so sweet and good," Strawn said. "My voice cracked once, and I figured that was it."</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Instead, the judges selected her as the winner. She sang at the Celebrate Freedom concert and already has a second gig at Faith Fest in Winder on Oct. 1.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In addition to the concert, she also earned $10,000 for herself and her church. She plans to use the money to pay off her car and invest, not just in stocks, but also in her own music career.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Strawn will get a head start later this fall with a recording session, which also was included in the grand prize. She plans on making an EP out of it.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">She has written several songs that could show up on the EP and, later, a full-length album.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Her 35 or so compositions range from worship music to choir pieces to deeply-written rock songs.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"There is a lot of variety and not really a set style," she said. "They're all influenced by my love of God, but I think that a lot of people can relate."</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Her songs all have uniqueness about them as well, a little stamp of Strawn's own authenticity. She doesn't just want people to listen to her music.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">She wants them to be touched.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"I'm trying to relay a simple message," she said. "And that message is Christ."</div><div><br />
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Can the church hold onto its values, while still being relevant to a world that is constantly moving away from them?<br />
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In no way do I claim to be an expert on this subject, but my years in youth ministry (or student ministry depending on how relevant you’re trying to be) have afforded me some insight. I only ask that I may humbly submit my opinion for your consideration.<br />
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Now to answer the question…don’t you hate it when someone asks a question, only to run from it the entire article? In short, I feel the answer is yes. The church can hold to its values, while still being relevant to a world that is constantly moving away from them. I’ll attempt to approach the subject from both ends of the spectrum.<br />
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<strong>TOO RELEVANT: </strong>We’ve all seen it done. They try so hard to connect with this generation; they’ll seemingly stop at nothing to appear “cool” and “hip”. For the record, using the words cool and hip immediately disqualifies you from being either. You know that guy who keeps trying to work Lady Gaga and Lil’ Wayne lyrics into their sermons to gain street cred. They’ll usually start their youth services off with a popular YouTube video that all their students have seen a year ago when it was actually new.<br />
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Last year I was at a youth event put on by an organization who for years has preached against television and cinema. To my surprise, the service started with a video presentation of how special effects have changed through the years in film. Which, I must say, was extremely cool, but what significance did it have to the service?<br />
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The danger in trying too hard to be relevant is more than likely the message you’re sending to your kids is this: The world is cool….really really cool. Let me ask you this: if your youth service was one of your students, how would you try to help them? We’ve all had to counsel with a teen who was was trying to mimic the world in every aspect of their life. They seem to want to be as close to the world as they can be, while still maintaining a spiritual walk with God. How does your youth service differ from this? Are you trying to pattern your music, media, and subject matter after what is cool by this world’s standard, but still hope to have something spiritual happen in the end? Maybe if we can look through this with this lens, we can see our folly to be “cool” for the sake of being cool. It’s been said a million times: “The message doesn’t change, but the method needs to.” And while I agree with this, I must warn that we be careful not to let the method become the message. I fear we can get so carried away with the latest method, that the message of Christ gets watered down or completely drowned out. Then, our students leave thinking saying , “WOW! That was really cool!” but when asked, struggle to give an idea about what the point was.<br />
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<strong>NOT RELEVANT AT ALL:</strong> Possibly without meaning to, this group projects that the world is so evil, that a good Christian must completely disengage from it to be holy. If you find yourself in this group, I’d like to start off by saying, I believe your intentions are well meaning. I believe as much as anyone that we should come out from among them and be ye separate. This is not the debate.<br />
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It’s been well said that the problem isn’t the ship being in the sea, but the sea being in the ship. This is definitely true, but I feel most people use this as an argument to dismiss any cultural ventures to reach the lost. Let’s keep with this ship in the sea analogy. Obviously, the church is the ship and the world is the sea. So what is the ship’s purpose, I ask? If it is to sail on safely to the other side, with no other objective, then by all means, sail on. However, we find that the ship has a very special purpose for being in the sea altogether. You see, there’s fish in the sea. Jesus declared to his first disciples, that he would make them fishers of men. How effective can a fisher be if he has no knowledge of the fish or the water it lives in? The best anglers not only pinpoint the lure that is most attractive to the fish, but also learn how to present it. Should I use a top water jig? Maybe I should drag a worm across the bottom. The fact is, we’re all trying to catch fish…but some of us are using different bait and presenting it in a way that ensures a catch.<br />
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The fact is, most churches are already engaged in culturally relevant evangelism. However, hopefully it’s relevant to the culture that the church is in. Understanding this, we know we’ll only win certain types of men if we only evangelize with one method. So maybe we should rethink what is relevant the next time we knock another churches style. If I’m expected to win lost teens, then I must be a student of youth culture. The same is given to the man trying to reach the farmers and oil riggers of our world.<br />
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We understand that God’s Word is timeless. It never changes. Nevertheless, culture is fluid. It’s always changing. Not only that, there is not one culture that is widely accepted in this generation. We live in a fractured culture. It will also change by geography. What works for downtown church in the major city will not work for the country church in the rural location.<br />
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Paul said, “I am made all things to all [men] that I might by all means save some.” Paul was a man of study. He had a seemingly endless knowledge of the scriptures. But everywhere he went, he found ways to present the message to different cultures. Even to a group of polytheistic pagans. I think we should follow this biblical example. First, by becoming students of the Word of God. Then, by becoming students of our surrounding culture. By doing this, I believe, we’ll insure our student ministry will always be relevant.<br />
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I haven’t gotten my results back yet, but very anxious to see them. I had prepared and prepared myself to take this and actually was scheduled to take it this past August and the SAT in September, but with the accident, I didn’t get to take them. I am going to take the SAT next month. Most of the colleges that I was looking into prior to the accident has deadlines for submission of these results last month. I am working hard to take these and do the best I can to make a high score to be accepted into college this year or next.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been working on scholarships to help with the financial end of college. I have to do a lot of writing and critical thinking, it’s hard! 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When it comes to community, there is no other town than Winder. The students at the high school across town will also never know how much they mean to me. Every single one! The students, parents, athletic programs, staff and administration…. I am so thankful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God is restoring me every day. He has touched my life in so many ways……. He has given me <i>my life</i>. I haven’t missed a Church service since I have been back home from my accident. New Life in Watkinsville is not far away. It’s just a town away. I learn a lot and I learn the Truth. Pastor Tim always preaches the <i>Absolute Truth</i>. God is real and I am living abundantly just like God said. 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</div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-45729785293331038082011-03-01T08:29:00.000-08:002011-03-28T08:59:08.381-07:00OUR PRAYER REVIVAL ( January 30th – February 5th)<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xXLFf_f0B6Q5dhYucPsmgj38aIiCtAEiA0qVTMGWn8W7kGGHNMBn2FXdlCXqsSn0Xv5gwDFpCH2gHp1cSXNX8rJkylukO8kaGmAuSpZ9Ca0fk5Jv5aeARBzax-P4HUjBBqFEVIcHZcdp/s1600/PrayerMeeting+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xXLFf_f0B6Q5dhYucPsmgj38aIiCtAEiA0qVTMGWn8W7kGGHNMBn2FXdlCXqsSn0Xv5gwDFpCH2gHp1cSXNX8rJkylukO8kaGmAuSpZ9Ca0fk5Jv5aeARBzax-P4HUjBBqFEVIcHZcdp/s200/PrayerMeeting+%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Sunday, January the 30th at 7:00 p.m., our church body had the privilege of gathering together to pray and seek the face of God. This was the beginning of our prayer revival, which lasted for seven nights.</span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <br />
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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lIFz47oAFNqfThQjmMki8ZnoTWnjFiEyrx3UTRZVWZabGV1DnTwRFUw0ka1qXW1uhrjyTx4eJs-SwN9jc1VPOstEy40rE_KRpRkwomnu2lpz6m9E3Z8qsIh8S-APLlMIFy-oz6_zFvzl/s200/167844744-driving-test-gets-tougher.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How exciting Kristen is to be able to take a written test and a driving test. She is NOT nervous at all. Always confident in everything she does……..</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We get to Scottish Rite and I sign her in. We both sit and pray together. We are welcomed by the kind staff there. Everyone is glad to see Kristen and see how well she is doing. It gets time for Kristen to begin testing. She walks away with her head held high and a smile on her face. I sit patiently out in the waiting room. From time to time, I watch every child that enters and exits thru the door. I pray for each one. Time passes quickly and the hour is upon us. I hear her talking and giggling at a distance. Her giggles get louder and louder as she rounds the corner. I stand and she runs to give me a hug……… she passes the first exam. Her vision is excellent, her reflexes and knowledge of signs are also excellent. I tell her how proud I am of her and that I had no doubt that she would pass.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She wants to eat lunch, so we head towards Panera Bread. It is cold outside and it would be a great day for a hot bowl of soup. We sit amongst the busy shoppers and begin to talk about the driving test. She went on and on about how easy it was and how excited she was to be able to get to drive!</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fFBZEUekgMMUo6bWqnaNTO8o0pX1RpNmjUd3AauIYxr__whLSYie8WnUyDeWvTrl8lcmVhZJL6twir76JaFpFdW-sN5TO2f_O6RQqDjzEtyGblGPsx6tba_BQ8KbZ-Dq9MYPqS6GXfHz/s1600/hrdp_0612_13_z%252B1968_chevy_camaro%252Bdriving_test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fFBZEUekgMMUo6bWqnaNTO8o0pX1RpNmjUd3AauIYxr__whLSYie8WnUyDeWvTrl8lcmVhZJL6twir76JaFpFdW-sN5TO2f_O6RQqDjzEtyGblGPsx6tba_BQ8KbZ-Dq9MYPqS6GXfHz/s200/hrdp_0612_13_z%252B1968_chevy_camaro%252Bdriving_test.jpg" width="200" /></a>OK now I am a little nervous. We get back and Kristen is so ready. Questions are asked and answered. The student driving car has a passenger break incase that is needed by the therapist. Oh my…. I may need one of those. Kristen gives me a hug and tells me she is going to be fine. 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I walk around and see her. She doesn’t see me. She is talking and laughing with all the therapists. The driving therapist walks over to me and tells me that we all need to sit down and discuss results. We gather around at the end of this long table. She begins to tell me that Kristen passed and did very well. She didn’t have to use the break and was not nervous at all in the vehicle. I was so excited for Kristen. Now that she has passed both written/verbal and driving test, these results will be forwarded to the MD and he will have to complete a certified letter. Once we recieve this, she can begin driving and we will need to send the letter to the DMV. She expects this to be done in the next week or so.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kristen can’t wait and I have all the confidence in Kristen.</div></div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-17722765533330550262010-12-01T11:51:00.000-08:002010-12-01T12:38:48.135-08:00A SPECIAL DAY - NOVEMBER 20th - PARKWOOD HOMES SERVICE<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Gehk0MI1V2J2pEqQNaZzUKshN6Fuirs7B1F3VOZEynHh6_ssHKf3v11yeS-iJNE-6lc2CWv6PBgYhl4QgtMZjgtE5UOyC6dYy3gHzvxi3jIhyphenhyphen6Vwk5SGxlEG6IeYQ55ILoIwS1d8TPYV/s1600/_MG_2324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Gehk0MI1V2J2pEqQNaZzUKshN6Fuirs7B1F3VOZEynHh6_ssHKf3v11yeS-iJNE-6lc2CWv6PBgYhl4QgtMZjgtE5UOyC6dYy3gHzvxi3jIhyphenhyphen6Vwk5SGxlEG6IeYQ55ILoIwS1d8TPYV/s200/_MG_2324.JPG" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is always such a great privilege to go and spread some good cheer and blessings to our friends at Parkwood Homes in Snellville, Georgia. The weekend of November 20, 2010, two weeks ago, I was able to visit with my parents in Oxford, Georgia. My mother, Sis. Jean Strawn volunteered on her own, to go with me and play for us on Saturday since I had given Bro. Howard the day off. She is almost 82 years old and in great health but due to circumstances beyond our control has not been able to be together in a worship setting very often in my parents later years. She told me that there may not be many more opportunities for us to sing and play together. It was a somber moment as I knew what she meant. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePe9F8BDp8jDCKGzbdFcy5unvqlmYI_9qNlA-v8vYhECgEsp-ecgkiRTeZcXNqpIUtbvBPSCVZR7ZHAysSZzN2iNqK5SaYebZ0c4g5WQqvBFGC9Tccsds7DmqAm29p5YMsIbeZd1p4vz7/s1600/Bro+JT+Payne+Photo+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePe9F8BDp8jDCKGzbdFcy5unvqlmYI_9qNlA-v8vYhECgEsp-ecgkiRTeZcXNqpIUtbvBPSCVZR7ZHAysSZzN2iNqK5SaYebZ0c4g5WQqvBFGC9Tccsds7DmqAm29p5YMsIbeZd1p4vz7/s200/Bro+JT+Payne+Photo+1.jpg" width="163" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bro. Howard Hammond and my mother have very similar piano styles. Our families have known each other for many years as we once fellowshipped in the same organization and church section. There has been a long history of friendship between my mother’s father who pastored in Thomaston, Bro. J.T. Payne (my childhood pastor shown left), and Bro. Hubert Hammonds, who is our pastor’s uncle. So, knowing all this history, I was quite excited to be able to represent the Hammond’s and New Life in Watkinsville and be with a pioneer from the old days, my mother at this service. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUhlslMRs_9FJtpKPtgSo00T64i8mL-3Zsr8ClNdhM5QYc_kwlEzflDNDTi70_Fr0tnyH3IKjHzv__prkE895ljtMjO4OAATnxw_92sspMJhQOwsnkAdclJlQspU6cyOJ1LF4zSPUvp9k/s1600/Kristen+Clack+-+senior+%25231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUhlslMRs_9FJtpKPtgSo00T64i8mL-3Zsr8ClNdhM5QYc_kwlEzflDNDTi70_Fr0tnyH3IKjHzv__prkE895ljtMjO4OAATnxw_92sspMJhQOwsnkAdclJlQspU6cyOJ1LF4zSPUvp9k/s1600/Kristen+Clack+-+senior+%25231.jpg" /></a>My Kristen turned 18 last Monday. We had her a surprise Birthday Party at <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Constance Manor in Winder</em>…. thank you John and Lee Perkins. They called about a week before her Birthday and informed us that she was going to have her party there. Scott and I were very excited and this was so unexpected. We had to get the family together in a hurry for this BIG and Special Day for her. It seemed we just had her welcome home party with our family. Kristen never asks for anything and all she wanted to do was to go bowling at Stars and Strikes and meet up with a couple of her friends. Maybe she will get to do this too.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The week is about near and the planning is in full speed. The cake? I need to get a cake ordered, but how am I going to do this. Then I recieved a call from a dear friend of ours and she said not to worry. Sugar Kneads, out of Loganville will do her cake. They said they would be honored to do her 18th Birthday cake. God is good. I just wanted to cry. I couldn’t wait to see what <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sugar Kneads</em></strong> had in mind. They are so creative and can do anything with cake!!!!</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Monday is here and time to set up. I only have a couple of hours so I don’t slow down. Thank you Penny and Mat. Kristen is not a “pink” prissy kinda girl, so the theme was going to be in fall colors. To represent this new season of fall. Oranges, yellows and browns covered the reception room. I placed index cards on the table so that everyone could write their own “Words Of Wisdom” to our new adult in the family. I wrapped pens with floral tape and fall flowers. The plates and napkins were all fall themed as well. The tables were set and everything was placed perfectly. I need to go and get Kristen and head home so she doesn’t think anything is up. I gave her the OK to make plans to go bowling, but it will be a little later than usual.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I have Kristen with me and it is time to go by there. The excuse was Scott was working and we were going to pick him up to go eat dinner. There were no inside lights on and we walked thru the entrance of Constance Manor. Scott greeted us at the door. We all walked thru the dark halls talking and laughing. All of a sudden, the lights came on and voices yelling “Surprise!” Kristen was so surprised. She never knew or had any idea. We all gathered for prayer and began to eat together.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I walked over to the cake………. can I say, OMG. Absolutely Beautiful. A 2 tiered chocolate on chocolate cake. Perfectly designed for Kristen! Chocolate covered strawberries and chips of milk chocolate delicately cut and placed on top. The cut chips of chocolate was airbrushed like lace and stripes. It looked better than the “Ace Of Cakes”. It took everyone’s breathe away. I had Kristen gather at the back of the cake and made several pictures. Each family member was pictured with Kristen. The plan is to place these individual pictures with the note cards, that has their own “Words Of Wisdom” in a picture album. This will be her first Adult/Family album. We celebrated her life with cake, candles and love.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Singing Happy Birthday to her had a whole different meaning to it.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Happy Birthday P-Nut”</div></div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-11896946866285311202010-11-10T10:36:00.000-08:002010-11-10T10:36:39.902-08:00KRISTEN CLACK'S FIGHT AND DETERMINATION by Misty ClackTHIS IS FROM THE KRISTEN CLACK BLOG. 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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First Day of school as a Senior Wildcat…………</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3RwcwnzM62EUq95sAdn02I9tXpFl54D5YTUAPE0izd6r64HUJlnSlBNpBGJ0TtRuy6bDrfJRlHS-QcP4IrVEHP-w2stPF7evscq0fAcehSEx6UDMeU9bLo4AjaoXy2UF2BKwW7nQBroe/s1600/Kristen+Clack+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3RwcwnzM62EUq95sAdn02I9tXpFl54D5YTUAPE0izd6r64HUJlnSlBNpBGJ0TtRuy6bDrfJRlHS-QcP4IrVEHP-w2stPF7evscq0fAcehSEx6UDMeU9bLo4AjaoXy2UF2BKwW7nQBroe/s200/Kristen+Clack+9.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The morning came and I walked up the stairs to wake Kristen up. I opened her bedroom door and there she laid with covers up to her ears. Her clothes perfectly folded on her chair where she had laid them out the night before. I reach over to touch her and silently tell her that it is time to wake up. She slowly gets up and starts to get ready. This will be her first day as a senior at Apalachee High School. She looks in the mirror and makes sure her short hair is in place and her mascara is applied delicately with every stroke. She places her class ring on her little finger.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She grabs her jacket and places her book bag on her shoulder. We head outside to get in the truck and it’s cold out and raining. We hurry to get inside the truck. I ask her if she ready for today and of course with a smile, she tells me yes. She has been waiting for this day for a very long time. 3 months……………. since the accident and she will be walking thru the halls once again.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We parked and began to walk in to the school. Kristen was greeted by several of her friends awaiting for her arrival. We have a scheduled meeting early this morning with several of her teachers and administration to discuss an academic plan. Kristen and I walk by her locker and she notices that a picture of her in her softball uniform is hanging there. She just “awwwwed” over it. Some one had placed that on her locker. That was very thoughtful. We continue walking down the hall to where the meeting will be held. We get to the office and was directed to the conference room. There sat several teachers, staff and a clinic nurse that are prepared to accommidate Kristen with whatever she may need to help her succeed this year. She will be able to audit her classes the rest of the semester to prepare her for those classes next semester.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The bell for 1st period will ring soon. We both will walk to the gym, where she will have weight training. She was prepared to dress out if needed to. With Kristen leading the way, we both went to the coaches offices where she had greeted them with her smiling face. They were all excited to see her. Once the students started to see her, they were all welcoming her back to school. She seen one of her friends that she’s known since kindergarten. They both had 3 classes and lunch together. She felt more at ease and so did I. One of her girlfriends welcomed her back with a cute balloon and a bag of treats. This was so very sweet and thoughtful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDf_dUwPBc1lktyHYCqtm3-ZXOGNgv-JrLNsJ_qVAFPqIPPeT6v62G8V3e5XLzfCzCQozy5oRvLtjdmzS7aNJ92LdzbneeRKqcPvVVmYuk6CCUhjR3li4KBuVpTzYjJ8-1INvk_7UwZOW/s1600/3175_10Kristen+Clack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDf_dUwPBc1lktyHYCqtm3-ZXOGNgv-JrLNsJ_qVAFPqIPPeT6v62G8V3e5XLzfCzCQozy5oRvLtjdmzS7aNJ92LdzbneeRKqcPvVVmYuk6CCUhjR3li4KBuVpTzYjJ8-1INvk_7UwZOW/s200/3175_10Kristen+Clack.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I will be leaving Kristen during this class to take care of her lunch account. I walk away and I don’t look back. I am confident and know she is going to be fine. I walk to the cafeteria to place money in her account. Her account will need to be re-activated. She will have lunch at school today. Everyone has been so helpful to get Kristen back to school. I make my way to the PDC to discuss when I will return to work. I may be starting back on Monday. Kristen and I are ready to move forward. I forgot what my life was like before her accident. It’s all just a fog. I have been so focussed on her and getting her back to normal, somewhat normal.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I don’t take long and head to my place of work to give them a quick update. The elementary school is next the Kristen’s High School. This will make things a lot easier and quicker, if she ever needs me. It was great to see some of the ladies that supported Kristen and my family during this time. I can never thank them enough. I love them all. My mind is on Kristen and can’t get her off of it not one minute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZHn7FExBO0caxtkwbNptCI47wjzgBAJvI_Mj0s4eF5Qs5tMMVMIJTzDVNZgRzNVPENup_MdB2V5G1VjWiI62QEPdZGDQKeobUoj9Rdin_QSjUPGkvzVlOCqcZX_bL-1eDb3mo2AZ-Fm9/s1600/Kristen+Clack+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZHn7FExBO0caxtkwbNptCI47wjzgBAJvI_Mj0s4eF5Qs5tMMVMIJTzDVNZgRzNVPENup_MdB2V5G1VjWiI62QEPdZGDQKeobUoj9Rdin_QSjUPGkvzVlOCqcZX_bL-1eDb3mo2AZ-Fm9/s200/Kristen+Clack+2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I leave and make my way back to the High School to check on her. I have a copy of her schedule, so I know where she is. I walk down the hall and see the class room on the right. Students are still in the hall way, making their way to their class. I turn and look anxiously in the classroom. I see her. She looks up and sees me. She waves from afar and we meet in the front of the class. I look at her as she talks to me. I make sure her eyes are fine and her speech is ok. When she gets tired, she says the wrong words and her eyes get really heavy. She doesn’t look tired. She remains excited about this day, so I am excited for her. She hugs me and I tell her to have a good day. I exit the classroom and begin walking down the hall. I will leave once again, but I will go home and prepare the sofa for Kristen to take a nap when she gets home today.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is close to time to pick Kristen up from school. Still raining oustside, I pick up my umbrella at the door. I lock up and run to the truck to get in out of the rain. I am anxious to hear about her day. My thoughts are of her constantly. I walk in the building meeting staff and administration. They all have been watching her thru out the day. They all said that she seemed to be tolerating the day and looked great. I was pleased and eager to see her again. One of the staff members walked me to her last class of the day. She also watched Kristen thru the day. She said positive things as well. We got to her class room door and I stood there watching her thru the glass window. She is sitting in front of a computer monitor watching and listening to a lecture. This class will be an important one. She will need to get this academic credit to get her closer to graduate with her class. I talked briefly to her teacher and she says Kristen is doing well for her first day. I was relieved.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s about 3:10 and I will go ahead and take her home. She looks great. She is not tired, but she is hungry. She starts telling me about her day in excitement. Her kindergarten friend walked her to each class. Kristen said it was good to see him and all of her other friends. Everyone was so helpful and excited to see her back. She said she enjoyed all of classes. We got home and she got settled in. She was hungry, so I made her a snack. She wanted to watch a movie so we both sat in front of the tv snacking on chips and salsa. I covered us up and snuggled on the couch. I told her how proud I was of her and how brave she is. She tells me, “Thanks mommy.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-7tagMoAFD-VCLjPSZ4JpQIvc37X4jtIgcdyEaZYWyhTX5w9W6qoCpGB83dd31VCEaDauTSiyNWmF9vL7JqhNGZ2xzLePT_V64GHNhcv8r76hzAj8q4wH-jp9-2-zZ7Vxjx_BdK9Vn_U/s1600/Kristen+Clack+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-7tagMoAFD-VCLjPSZ4JpQIvc37X4jtIgcdyEaZYWyhTX5w9W6qoCpGB83dd31VCEaDauTSiyNWmF9vL7JqhNGZ2xzLePT_V64GHNhcv8r76hzAj8q4wH-jp9-2-zZ7Vxjx_BdK9Vn_U/s400/Kristen+Clack+7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq8242drRwnN8cb_YTIzPI0zNSyHaOvdFgm2QnvzXWuRyfBc9gFsgW2tSM-qHJkeND_AhohbB3D8guD-DI5Z5fWg1DTdbFSZm9CnwpIygYPCsuRoZT-E6PD3Zz_Cux-2vLoci6EtY5rqs/s1600/Kristen+Clack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq8242drRwnN8cb_YTIzPI0zNSyHaOvdFgm2QnvzXWuRyfBc9gFsgW2tSM-qHJkeND_AhohbB3D8guD-DI5Z5fWg1DTdbFSZm9CnwpIygYPCsuRoZT-E6PD3Zz_Cux-2vLoci6EtY5rqs/s200/Kristen+Clack.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kristen got to sleep in a little bit this morning. She only sees the Occupational Therapist today for her Left Hand. She has been doing so well with range of motion . Her Left hand is almost in a fist. She works so hard with stretching and strengthening the small muscles with in her hand and fingers. When she stretches, Kristen states it feels like her ligaments are going to snap. The therapist informs her that she has to continue to stretch these ligaments to break up the scar tissue and adhesions. At night, I stretch her hand and fingers. I feel the tension when I pull her index finger. I then pull the finger tip down to her palm. I feel the ligaments tighten and stretch along her joint and knuckle. She tolerates the stretching, but it is difficult at times. We place a warm clothe on her hand prior to stretching. This helps warm up the small tendons and ligaments.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kristen has completed her hand therapy for the day. The therapist is very pleased at her progress. She was tested with her grip and she is ready to start gripping a bat……….. Kristen was excited about this. She will begin wrist and hand strengthening. She has a project she has to work on with her fingers. She is doing well with this. It is almost knitting with your fingers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTDds-xtl3aFZQpksNPhegkYzmvON1O4xFzdkgKEtMg7XZSf9EAfTgj_5C_QwoVaBqG5mfXVEvvfgN8E5zWG4YerWidcHk1HqhfC4rppM93CgYwghF4Nx7kM3nlAU-hQ3NqwVzhkyxr_f/s1600/Kristen+Clack+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTDds-xtl3aFZQpksNPhegkYzmvON1O4xFzdkgKEtMg7XZSf9EAfTgj_5C_QwoVaBqG5mfXVEvvfgN8E5zWG4YerWidcHk1HqhfC4rppM93CgYwghF4Nx7kM3nlAU-hQ3NqwVzhkyxr_f/s200/Kristen+Clack+2.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We don’t stay long, we have to get to the rehab facility to have a phone conference with Apalachee High School. We drive over and park the truck. We get there and was directed to classroom #6. We sit and was greeted one by one with all the therapist. Kristen was so excited she couldn’t sit still. The councilor had gotten on the phone and placed it on speaker. We all could hear everyone. The teacher here gave a little overview of the plans for Kristen on her return to school. Each therapist came in to discuss some needs and possible accommidations for her. Kristen will only need to complete 3 academic classes to graduate with her class. Kristen will really have to work hard to do this. Thru-out this phone conference, Kristen wants to talk to the councilor. She begins and does very well with explaining herself and what options would be available for her. The teacher here and I was very proud of her. Thank you Apalachee and she can’t wait to get back there! Her estimated start date is Weds. November 3rd. It will be 3 months and she will be back at school. A_M_A_Z_I_N_G! God is so good!!!!!</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am thinking back when all the Doctors and Nurses told us that she would need to take a year off of high school………. Yes………… God is so good!</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Pictured below is Kristen's homecoming photo. Her dad Scott is also pictured as well)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa0-vn2Ddlk7G0l2vTiI0Og1VijG3lCEWfq8qmfM0bppcMautzrA5_z_ELjxyrcA4uHgpCIBWSvnT_sx9Ybfd_92Zz6cVB-dwr4SR_rV60um_uiOTy021vZenkX84wx1aX1dU70ra4FCm/s1600/Kristen+Clack+Homecoming+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa0-vn2Ddlk7G0l2vTiI0Og1VijG3lCEWfq8qmfM0bppcMautzrA5_z_ELjxyrcA4uHgpCIBWSvnT_sx9Ybfd_92Zz6cVB-dwr4SR_rV60um_uiOTy021vZenkX84wx1aX1dU70ra4FCm/s400/Kristen+Clack+Homecoming+1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br />
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(NOTE: See updates on Kristen's progress at www.kristenclack.wordpress.com)Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-19855041593665994642010-11-02T07:00:00.000-07:002010-11-02T07:04:34.476-07:00A MIRACLE CONTINUES....By Talmadge McCannon<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>AN UPDATE ON TIM McCANNON </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-33792142940486038722010-09-14T13:28:00.001-07:002010-09-14T13:28:55.410-07:00THE MAGIC IS NOT IN THE FACET - Excerpts from sermon by Rev. John Fortner<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 17:14-21 <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">14And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for of times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? </span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">During the war, Lawrence formed close friendships with many of the Sheiks of Arabia. After the war, he brought some of these Sheiks back to England to show his appreciation for their support against the Turkish domination. They had a wonderful visit, appeared before the Joint House of Commons and Parliament, and had an audience with the Queen. On the last night of their visit, Lawrence offered them anything they wanted to take back with them to their desert homes. They led him up to the hotel room, into the bathroom, and pointed to the faucets in the bathtub and said that they wanted to take faucets with them that would provide them with running water in the deserts. They didn't realize that the faucets were superficial. Behind them was plumbing, a hot water heater, an energy source that heated the water, a city main that supplied the water, and from the city main went a line to an outside source of water!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QupyhRz49QHNzJz7kPQn_Nlrn-8RGqK1o0kWrXd4TBeV57GUwd-p-QgETiN8umc033taxih4u-cXQ6-O9sFuRywWbW7NWGhh0d3_JSIQZj93JUpbvIwQixcdzU9TZbxVpON9QH4e-KLF/s1600/gold-faucet-519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QupyhRz49QHNzJz7kPQn_Nlrn-8RGqK1o0kWrXd4TBeV57GUwd-p-QgETiN8umc033taxih4u-cXQ6-O9sFuRywWbW7NWGhh0d3_JSIQZj93JUpbvIwQixcdzU9TZbxVpON9QH4e-KLF/s200/gold-faucet-519.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The magic is not in the faucet! It is what is behind the faucet that gives the water! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The faucet can be 24 carat gold, but if it’s not attached to a water supply, it’s useless! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The magic is not in the faucet, the power comes from what is behind the faucet! Things that are not visible to the human eye, but are there nonetheless! If the pump, or the plumbing, or the reservoir ever to out of service, the faucet is useless! It's what's behind the faucet that gives it its power! It’s the same with us we may have everything on the outside looking good, but if we haven’t laid some ground work some plumbing so to speak were not going to be able to change this world.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I. THE NEXT THING I WANT TO SAY TO IS THIS; THE FAUCET IS NECESSARY TO GET THE WATER TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5482w2ew3glzAr7u8qikESlBi0YcN_6X_3XsJfQmjClko8XJSkDKI71MPMJMSYQlzP-4y_Y87clT4k-fFmTFpRT_2oOlukAueKdA1F9-VYLklV3z4Y8LrHdmmF2OTjjL2KRRbdGd-kW4h/s1600/POTTERY1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5482w2ew3glzAr7u8qikESlBi0YcN_6X_3XsJfQmjClko8XJSkDKI71MPMJMSYQlzP-4y_Y87clT4k-fFmTFpRT_2oOlukAueKdA1F9-VYLklV3z4Y8LrHdmmF2OTjjL2KRRbdGd-kW4h/s200/POTTERY1.JPG" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I don't want to minimize the importance of a vessel! God needs faucets! God has always worked through human vessels. In fact, most of the time, God works through the most unlikely vessels! God can use anyone. Moses stuttered. David's armor didn't fit. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Timothy had ulcers. Amos' only training was in the school of fig-tree pruning. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jacob was a liar. David had an affair. Abraham was too old. David was too young. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Peter was afraid of death. Lazarus was dead. John was self-righteous. Paul was a murderer. So was Moses. Jonah ran from God. Miriam was a gossip. Thomas doubted who he was Jeremiah was a bullfrog; Just kidding -- he was depressed and suicidal. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Did I mention that Moses had a short fuse? And such are some of us, but if we will surrender to God and let Him use us we can become the conduit that God can flow through.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Because God doesn't require a job interview. He doesn't hire and fire like most bosses, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">because He's more our Dad than our Boss. He doesn't look at financial gain or loss. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He's not prejudiced or partial, not judging, grudging, sassy, or brassy, not deaf to our cry, not blind to our need. God needs us to be faucets!</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">John 7:38</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. iii</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">God can have all the plumbing in place, have the pump hooked up, ready to pour out blessings on His people, on the world, but He needs us to be vessels! He needs a faucet! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In many cases, the only thing that stops a move of God is the lack of a vessel. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When Elisha was performing the miracle for the prophet's widow, and the oil was flowing freely, the Bible says:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 Kings 4:6<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The only thing that stopped the flow of oil was the lack of a vessel! Now, don't ask me to explain why God decided to use imperfect vessels to accomplish His work. It doesn't make sense to me that this God who can do all things would choose to restrict himself by moving through imperfect, flawed, inconsistent humanity! I don't know why the Creator chooses to move through His creation! But God is always seeking for men and women through which to move!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. In Isaiah 43:18 He said, "I will work, and who will let it?" God needs a vessel to through which to work!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Ezekiel said that God was seeking a MAN to stand in the gap and make up the hedge! When the Lord struck Saul from his horse on the road to Damascus, He then told Saul, "Go see Ananias, he will tell you what to do!" GOD USED A HUMAN VESSEL!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. In the Book of Revelation, John says that God wept because He could find no MAN to open the book of<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">salvation, so God Himself took on the form of man to bring redemption!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Do you understand how important you are to the work of God! God will not move without a vessel! God will not pour out His spirit without a faucet for it to flow through - you are that faucet!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">God needs you and He needs me!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">II. NOW, THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THIS: EVEN THOUGH GOD NEEDS US, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE GLORY FOR WHAT ONLY GOD CAN DO!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am a faucet, but I must remember that there is no magic in the faucet! It’s what is behind the faucet that counts! If the power supply ever gets shut off behind the wall, this faucet is useless! I may still look good, may still say the same things, may still appear to be the same, but if my power supply is shut off, I am of no use to anyone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Romans 7:18<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I must understand that I am only the vessel, the conduit, the faucet!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 Corinthians 4:7<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the Excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. vi</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The power is God's, I am only the earthen vessel! I can't sing well enough, I can't preach well enough to duplicate what God can only do!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Romans 12:3<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No matter how much God moves through us, remember it is God and not us! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No matter how many prophecies we give, no matter how much anointed preaching and teaching comes forth from us, we must never forget that it is what's behind the faucet that makes all the difference! No matter how many good things happen through us, We are only the faucet, there is a power supply behind me, and if that is ever cut off we are useless!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">III. IN OUR TEXT THIS EVENING, JESUS IS TEACHING HIS DISCIPLES THIS VERY IMPORTANT LESSON.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They had most likely watched Him cast out devils many times before. They had heard Him teach about going into the Strongman's house and taking his armor. They had probably watched as he sent the legion of devils into a herd of swine. Numerous times the scripture speaks of Jesus casting out devils, and it is probable that the disciples were </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">witnesses to these events. So, now they come across a situation that they feel very confident that they can handle! They have watched Jesus do this, they have observed His hand motions, listened to what He said, and how he said it! They have the words, actions, motions, and everything else down pat, but there is one thing missing! They have no power! There is nothing behind the faucet, and they fail miserably at the task at hand. And Jesus takes this opportunity to tell them that there is no magic in the faucet! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In other words, if there is no prayer and fasting, there will be no power! There is no magic in the faucet, it’s what is behind the faucet that makes the difference!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You and I can:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Say all the right words<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do all the right hand motions<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Use the right tone of voice<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But, if there is no prayer and fasting that has taken place behind the wall, there will be no power coming from the faucet! This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">IV. THE DANGER WE FACE IS WHEN WE TRY TO DUPLICATE THROUGH MERE HUMAN EFFORTS WHAT CAN ONLY BE PRODUCED BY GOD! <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A friend of mine told me something that helped me when I get nervous he said you should always get a little nervous every time you preach otherwise you get to cocky or to big for your britches. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Preachers get into trouble when they learn how to preach! Singers get into trouble when they learn how to sing! We must never reach the point where we learn how to do what only God can do! I am never going to become so smart that I don't need God!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADD16OUN65feGybxt_k2ZkS3n3PsgcnczYspI2CW_wSFG5jqffOg8sznRyBg8tZH4euunkSzSJ83wTCeTNcrD7ypVdqLssimWB72eG0ioyrQwsWmPh9lU3mT_JjBBfByOKUWmNrPN6RBy/s1600/225px-Simpson_James_Young_signature_picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADD16OUN65feGybxt_k2ZkS3n3PsgcnczYspI2CW_wSFG5jqffOg8sznRyBg8tZH4euunkSzSJ83wTCeTNcrD7ypVdqLssimWB72eG0ioyrQwsWmPh9lU3mT_JjBBfByOKUWmNrPN6RBy/s320/225px-Simpson_James_Young_signature_picture.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the year 1847, a doctor from Edinburgh, Sir James Simpson, discovered that chloroform could be used as an anesthetic to render people insensible to the pain of surgery. From his early experiments, Dr. Simpson made it possible for people to go through the most dangerous operations without fear of pain and suffering. Some </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">people even claim that his was one of the most significant discoveries of modern medicine. Some years later, while lecturing at the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Simpson was asked by one of his students, "What do you consider to be the most valuable discovery of your lifetime?" To the surprise of his students, who had expected him to refer to chloroform, Dr. Simpson replied, "My most valuable discovery was when I </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">discovered myself a sinner and that Jesus Christ was my Savior”. The most valuable discovery that you and I can make is this:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No matter how smart I am,<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No matter how well I can preach,<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No matter how well I can sing,<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No matter how much I am used by God,<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am still just a sinner saved by grace!<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is no power in me. I am just the faucet, the conduit, the vessel through which His power moves! There is no magic in the faucet - WE NEED JESUS!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FINAL NOTE: We need to take the time to pray and to make sure that our pipes are not clogged so that God can move through us.</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">______________________________________</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J0Vome22AdGFykEbRntS42EANc5wnGsWHBMetT-83CSklVQLsHd5DEwfxRUrbJBJsKuQwLzadmf7FF-MYFr57tl2W_Cd5eJQ-lFhR32umGuXzitWq5I62LY5px2bR-Thh64YoEDiubA9/s1600/John+%26+Lydia+Fortner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J0Vome22AdGFykEbRntS42EANc5wnGsWHBMetT-83CSklVQLsHd5DEwfxRUrbJBJsKuQwLzadmf7FF-MYFr57tl2W_Cd5eJQ-lFhR32umGuXzitWq5I62LY5px2bR-Thh64YoEDiubA9/s200/John+%26+Lydia+Fortner.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reverend John Fortner is a licensed minister with the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ (ALJC). John along with his wife Lydia serve as youth ministers at New Life Apostolic Church in Watkinsville, Georgia and serve under Pastor Tim Hammond. John has desires to be used greater in the Kingdom of God. </span></div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-40039322084480334842010-08-23T10:46:00.000-07:002010-08-23T10:46:09.697-07:00Free Audio Bible Download | Faith Comes By Hearing<a href="http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/ambassador/free-audio-bible-download">Free Audio Bible Download | Faith Comes By Hearing</a>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-70889399693135940062010-08-15T11:16:00.000-07:002010-08-15T11:21:31.539-07:00THE DASH STUDENT MINISTRY OF NEW LIFE APOSTOLIC CHURCH<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are the youth group at New Life Apostolic Church in Watkinsville, GA. Composed of youth ages 13 -- 25 (singles!), we are striving to reach out and show the world what great things God is doing! </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are looking forward to what God will do this month. </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Get ready</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">!! Check out the youth department's web blog at the site below:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">I normally don’t forward e-mails. But this story touched my heart and reminded me of my dad who did not have a great deal of wealth in this world, but was passionate in touching people’s life in a special way. He passed away almost three years ago and had over 1,200 people show up at his funeral within a day of notice.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">God bless you,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Toufic Azar, Pastor</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Duncan Creek Pentecostal Church </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8T8GLZhHA6pHE9J1Pmz7QQIl2HHxsOC1H5MdRjAls-O626xqqd9qL01j3b2-xP_1Dkxh9TlA6TFQJcj9RtzjcA4lke3CUEMtyAiugWnkeukzTfCu0mXrvFFiA8Hj9oJ4npDxuDDgolFa/s1600/peas+15%25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8T8GLZhHA6pHE9J1Pmz7QQIl2HHxsOC1H5MdRjAls-O626xqqd9qL01j3b2-xP_1Dkxh9TlA6TFQJcj9RtzjcA4lke3CUEMtyAiugWnkeukzTfCu0mXrvFFiA8Hj9oJ4npDxuDDgolFa/s320/peas+15%25.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes... I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas.I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes.Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller (the store owner) and the ragged boy next to me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Hello Barry, how are you today?'</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> Jus' admirin' them peas. They sure look good.' </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?'</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Fine. Gittin' stronger alla' time.' </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Good. Anything I can help you with?' </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas.'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Would you like to take some home?' Asked Mr. Miller. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with.'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'All I got's my prize marble here.' </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Is that right? Let me see it' said Miller. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Here 'tis. She's a dandy.' </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'I can see that. Hmm mmm, only thing is this one is blue and I</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?' the store owner asked. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Not zackley but almost.'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> this way let me look at that red marble'. Mr. Miller told the boy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> 'Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller.' </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, 'There are two other boys like him in our community, all three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, when they come on their next trip to the store.' </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">I left the store smiling to myself, impressed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">with this man. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">A short time later I moved to Colorado , but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering for marbles. Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one. Just recently I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while I was there learned that Mr. Miller had died.. They were having his visitation that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">them. Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts...all very professional looking. They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket. Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one; each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes. Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and reminded her of the story from those many years ago and what she had told me about her husband's bartering for marbles. With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLMWH4iMXgDFUOE94MQXp0tAKucKDl4l2vSHiVBvbdOzLPCSQTM9EPwF1JleG4WjJ73H5yrokN5yRoeHYWnzERTBoh_PBANP5N04XOQTSJTmXiQe56Gkg8Tod6XdkbWFUSqx3TnQdkCIe/s1600/thumbnail.aspx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLMWH4iMXgDFUOE94MQXp0tAKucKDl4l2vSHiVBvbdOzLPCSQTM9EPwF1JleG4WjJ73H5yrokN5yRoeHYWnzERTBoh_PBANP5N04XOQTSJTmXiQe56Gkg8Tod6XdkbWFUSqx3TnQdkCIe/s320/thumbnail.aspx.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">'Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim 'traded' them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size....they came to pay their debt.' 'We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world,' she confided, 'but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho ..' With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b>The Moral: </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds.Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">take our breath. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Today I wish you a day of ordinary miracles ~ A fresh pot of coffee you didn't make yourself... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">An unexpected phone call from an old friend.... Green stoplights on your way to work.... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">The fastest line at the grocery store.... A good sing-along song on the radio... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Your keys found right where you left them. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GATHER, BUT WHAT YOU SCATTER </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">THAT TELLS WHAT KIND </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">OF LIFE YOU HAVE LIVED!</span><br />
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Toufic Azar pastors a new home missions work of the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ (ALJC) in the state of Georgia. The church is called Duncan Creek Pentecostal located in Buford, Georgia. Pastor Azar is married to April and they have four children. They have labored in the ministry a number of years serving as missionaries to Lebanon was well as evangelizing and now pastoring. Visit the church's website for more information and directions at www.duncancreekpentecostal.com. Thanks Bro. Azar for sharing this wonderful story with us! God Bless! New Life Outreach Team.Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-48137968630901767892010-08-03T09:34:00.000-07:002010-08-06T08:07:30.703-07:00KRISTEN CLACK'S BLOG<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOBmBewTy4cH0-DnmODQzKjX6eLrLnrSBJB-y9mrNB4GHML5AjxqNEaNIui6NbNjJqRaGgnfPIzfW6pRq25fjnXmXdjHg0EaFq-w0gUr23SL_fxICTFh1geb-LdG7gRP9-QjbY8hoUztp/s1600/Kristen+Clack+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<a href="http://kristenclack.wordpress.com/">http://kristenclack.wordpress.com/</a>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-54261098362181503232010-07-26T08:07:00.000-07:002010-07-29T08:53:29.276-07:00WHY PRAY?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-g5Mhq4eTyWo0S0Lu_0dS4EhQFNWHmnH1kEA2hyphenhyphenhuZ_FlJOgt73gbJNBd_2GHTBeFdyQ42f8QVTZEQDh2wmsZx61tzV9trzXMCU7g717_GOWJMbKAmdd6tRH0qWU8V2Sdqcp_kpaQYem/s1600/prayer-hands-bible.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-g5Mhq4eTyWo0S0Lu_0dS4EhQFNWHmnH1kEA2hyphenhyphenhuZ_FlJOgt73gbJNBd_2GHTBeFdyQ42f8QVTZEQDh2wmsZx61tzV9trzXMCU7g717_GOWJMbKAmdd6tRH0qWU8V2Sdqcp_kpaQYem/s200/prayer-hands-bible.jpg" width="150" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b> </b></i><b><i> 1) </i><i>T</i><i>here is a God</i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b> 2) He listens to prayer</b></i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b></b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"> 3) He hears my prayer</span> </b></i> </span><i><b> </b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I choose to believe in God because the alternative is simply void. ..void of purpose. ..void of compassion. I cannot relinquish my faith to mere coincidence. I refuse to base my existence on a random set of events whose mathematical and scientific permutation are unfathomable. Without divinely given purpose, and the capacity for self willed compassion I am subject to nothing more than animalistic instinct. I have no wish to live in a world where intellectual and physical strength leave no room for the beauty of the God given soul. I choose to leave behind the bleak and barren landscape of humanistic rhetoric. I choose to believe in God. So, for me there is a God.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If l believe there is a God then, I accept my existence is the result ofGod's will. God is i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">nfinitely greater in power, knowledge, and goodness than I am. Therefore, if l am aware of his</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">existence; he must surely be aware of mine. God knows my thoughts and intents. He must know </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my words! If God has given me life and purpose, he must care deeply for me. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><i><b>"For this reason I kneel before the F ather, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the .fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us ,to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen. "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b></i></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[Ephesians 3: 14-21] Paul's prayer for Ephesus.</span></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is a God, he listens to prayer but, how does he hear my prayer among the countless p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">rayers of all humanity? For this I would like to borrow from a metaphor presented on the BBC </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by one of the giants of Christian apologetics, C.S. Lewis. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">God is timeless and as such has eternity </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to access every moment in time. Lewis presented God as the author of a book who may at any </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">time walk away from writing. For the characters in the story, the time between when the author </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">stopped writing and then returned to his work is undetectable. The events of the story will just </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">continue to unfold from beginning to end. In this sense, to us our lives are on a continuum but, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">God possesses the unique ability to access us at any point in time. With this being understood, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">God has all eternity to listen, ponder, and respond to each and every one of our prayers. God is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">never too busy to hear your prayer.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How special would you feel if you had a direct line to the President, Federal Reserve Chairman </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ben Bernanke, Lebron James, or some other World renowned celebrity? How many times a day </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">would you call? If we could even begin to comprehend God's love for us, we would never again </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">forget to pray. ..we would </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">"pray without ceasing."</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[ I Thessalonians 5: 17]</span></span></b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4D3EJ6jeQCkvqLIDSEQeyH4l7gMHLwezXS9ddJdf0kv7m_ZKbYWW9hrAZqnc8Qez95QXAHzBu0QewPfzSUPp5LatiAgDxJfaMdedWh3dM2I-MK7sRqbUc-xXO4jTxj0yohGSe89pLXSz/s1600/Andy+Wilson+-+cropped+-+gray+-+10%25.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4D3EJ6jeQCkvqLIDSEQeyH4l7gMHLwezXS9ddJdf0kv7m_ZKbYWW9hrAZqnc8Qez95QXAHzBu0QewPfzSUPp5LatiAgDxJfaMdedWh3dM2I-MK7sRqbUc-xXO4jTxj0yohGSe89pLXSz/s320/Andy+Wilson+-+cropped+-+gray+-+10%25.JPG" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rev. Andy Wilson is a licensed minister with the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ (ALJC) and a life long member of New Life Apostolic Church in Watkinsville, Georgia. Andy and his wife Tammy have one child, Caleb. They have served in several capacities in the church such as preaching, youth ministry, and teaching. Andy is an anointed man of God and has been mentored by great men of God such as his late father, Rev. Jim Wilson, Bishop Douglas Hammond, and our current pastor, Rev. Tim Hammond. Andy and his family are tremendous assets to the Kingdom of God. You can contact him at nlac.tv@gmail.com. Thanks for reading his article. God Bless, Scott Strawn</span></div></div><br />
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</span>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-16901977214839493052010-07-12T10:57:00.000-07:002010-07-12T10:57:32.675-07:002010 GEORGIA DISTRICT CAMP - JULY 19, 20, 21<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1kO4OwyUQ-h-AJWRLs76RQ9qw_jyTOK0IcS08pniMgCP5KR64OzLRfi2cEq7h0hYmLVJLr82iXQaXQFQ5E_h8OrIl__nuWBPGwBwqtM5JwcHMr7TAmRwPRCt28zULMd5QLeOVKF1rqWl/s1600/Emerge+logo2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1kO4OwyUQ-h-AJWRLs76RQ9qw_jyTOK0IcS08pniMgCP5KR64OzLRfi2cEq7h0hYmLVJLr82iXQaXQFQ5E_h8OrIl__nuWBPGwBwqtM5JwcHMr7TAmRwPRCt28zULMd5QLeOVKF1rqWl/s320/Emerge+logo2.JPG" /></a></div>Georgia Apostolic Crusaders Youth Camp is quickly approaching. We will be having our camp this year at Legacy Retreat Center in Commerce, GA on July 19-22. We are very excited about our new location and are expecting great things. Bro James Chessor will be preaching the nights and Bro Chad Erickson will be preaching the mornings and leading us in praise and worship. Our theme for this year is EMERGE. <br />
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<em><span style="color: #990000;"><strong>Emerge</strong>- to rise, come forth into view or notice; rise up-reach out </span></em><br />
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My vision is for the students in our Georgia District to Emerge; Rise Up and Reach Out! We are a generation that has been called out of darkness, into His marvelous light. Our teenagers and college students are facing more today than we can even fathom. They have been told by this world that they can’t make it. In a society where celebrities, athletes, and politicians continue to fall, they’ve been made to believe that it’s impossible to live and be Christ-Like. The bible says in Matthew 19:26, “with men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaZ-6yv4-0A5zJ37in7HnGWjY1onNuAnxcVeCvTPV2Pv6Pym5dsI6wDPNNN6UpRhmCN4zogWQraOkWuUl9r3PzryXMLK5HzO70K4G1fNUU1xP108AuRVMp-BWNkKlxpKQU4LRS_jFsWzu/s1600/Jason_Deesha+Hagwood2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaZ-6yv4-0A5zJ37in7HnGWjY1onNuAnxcVeCvTPV2Pv6Pym5dsI6wDPNNN6UpRhmCN4zogWQraOkWuUl9r3PzryXMLK5HzO70K4G1fNUU1xP108AuRVMp-BWNkKlxpKQU4LRS_jFsWzu/s200/Jason_Deesha+Hagwood2.bmp" width="146" /></a>It’s my ambition and goal for our students to reach out to their schools, communities, and families. Mark 16:15 says “go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Two key words in that passage are “all” and “every.” Our students have been given the opportunity to go to all and preach to everyone. They can reach people that we could never reach. They have to believe in themselves and trust in God. The world says that one person can’t make a difference, but God says that you and I can make a difference. “Two are better than one…” Let’s EMERGE and rise up and reach out in 2010.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Jason Hagwood (pictured left with his wife Deesha) is a licensed minister with the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ (ALJC) organization and a youth pastor with New Life Apostolic Church in Watkinsville, Georgia. He also serves as the Georgia District President for the ALJC. He is married to Deesha Hagwood and they have two children. Jason can be reached at <a href="mailto:jhag7780@aol.com">jhag7780@aol.com</a>. </div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-35939809300735803022010-06-16T11:46:00.000-07:002010-06-17T08:47:07.538-07:00NEW LIFE CHURCH STARTS SERVICES AT UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION CENTER - JUNE 2010<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oLR6m1l2mefceTMRcg21UKVl3MN77WwboGLVr9MNTyyNFLakrSlt4F8trPMhZXU3e6Q9RQgRjxPCrEmVawUlRCNxViy52uK4iagHpzR0xRi7I1to9QY-DPbWAp-ZESqeUi-PiHh0oN1l/s1600/IMG00040-20100613-1515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oLR6m1l2mefceTMRcg21UKVl3MN77WwboGLVr9MNTyyNFLakrSlt4F8trPMhZXU3e6Q9RQgRjxPCrEmVawUlRCNxViy52uK4iagHpzR0xRi7I1to9QY-DPbWAp-ZESqeUi-PiHh0oN1l/s200/IMG00040-20100613-1515.jpg" width="200" /></a>It has been well noted throughout the centuries dating back to the apostles in the New Testament that the mission of the church was to reach out to the world around us with the message of the “good news” or gospel. Jesus explained in three of the four gospels about what is commonly known as the “Great Commission”. In Matthew’s gospel, written after the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the command is sure: </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Matthew 28:19-20 (King James Version)</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: </strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The gospel according to Mark explains this commission as such:</div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Luke the Evangelist explains his view of the “Great Commission” in the following verses:</div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Acts 1:8 (King James Version)</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.</strong></span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQVcgIYmft19ztAmKuxbdHGdaas8bteJBuqd-GlWY8EtFi_f4XTe8ErRmKB916parZamYXAY-hJh4N3HRp54LwjGkGUpxOSncZBW_gVkgQj0PnajY7TAXJ-9haXHZu1ulWmd8G4zdjzpy/s1600/IMG00035-20100613-1514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQVcgIYmft19ztAmKuxbdHGdaas8bteJBuqd-GlWY8EtFi_f4XTe8ErRmKB916parZamYXAY-hJh4N3HRp54LwjGkGUpxOSncZBW_gVkgQj0PnajY7TAXJ-9haXHZu1ulWmd8G4zdjzpy/s200/IMG00035-20100613-1514.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTtIBC9mEv1uFmpK3Kdclu5nsaut6hcHzV1_7xr1D4TXmXR9PoWhkdzjXZNjvgEIDELIm9MRkzH23x0ECVm9fyIZMrgdedMwUrfd57wULRGyl205qEF6L_hSS07AlqPGeYOf9fgzj7_5r/s1600/IMG00038-20100613-1515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTtIBC9mEv1uFmpK3Kdclu5nsaut6hcHzV1_7xr1D4TXmXR9PoWhkdzjXZNjvgEIDELIm9MRkzH23x0ECVm9fyIZMrgdedMwUrfd57wULRGyl205qEF6L_hSS07AlqPGeYOf9fgzj7_5r/s200/IMG00038-20100613-1515.jpg" width="200" /></a>As the bible teaches throughout the book of Acts, the message of the cross: repentance, baptism by immersion, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit was obeyed in several locations noted in Acts 2, 8, 10, and 19. Peter went on to explain in Acts 2:39 that the promised plan of salvation was available to “you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call”.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
Quite honestly, the message in today’s media outlets is very negative. Good news usually does not make it to the people of today’s world. It would seem to the common citizen that there is nothing but death, destruction, and a vast array of crime taking place. New Life Church in Watkinsville is a Christ centered church founded on the word of God and believes that it will take more than an emotional experience to make it through until the end. The message to the world coming from our outreach team has been and always will be an inspired, uplifting message about the “good news” and what wonderful things God is doing. </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
On May 30 and June 13, 2010, our outreach team started services at a facility in Athens, Georgia known as the University Rehabilitation Center. Over the first two sessions the following personnel from New Life were present to see the Great Commission fulfilled right in our area:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Jt2q-GXbFlEU3u58aIQQm2rooZVmtRaX5ovLfg0fhxfYYyGKBoxAeemX_RjOwa4tje6BIOrm-tvclD-B_C1LopsqMfReOx7JiMS_LlVfEZoq1-R06rdCO3DL7T3fDypc6gCmpiXGLGQw/s1600/IMG00032-20100613-1513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Jt2q-GXbFlEU3u58aIQQm2rooZVmtRaX5ovLfg0fhxfYYyGKBoxAeemX_RjOwa4tje6BIOrm-tvclD-B_C1LopsqMfReOx7JiMS_LlVfEZoq1-R06rdCO3DL7T3fDypc6gCmpiXGLGQw/s200/IMG00032-20100613-1513.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We have been so pleased with the music and testimonies by this great group of Christians. Marsha Jordan has blessed the patients with some great southern gospel songs. Scott Strawn has led the congregational singing with many of the old gospel hymns and Chris Greenwood has led anointed prayer sessions. Scott Strawn and Steve Russell always have a positive message of the gospel to bring to these fine people. The services have ended with prayer for many of the patients who are sick or need encouragement. New Life wants to express our sincere appreciation to the fine staff of this facility for inviting us to come and bring some sunshine to some lonely souls. Throughout this article, you will see pictures of the outreach team in action. Please continue to pray for them as they reach out to Oconee, Clarke, and the surrounding Georgia counties.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Apostolics of Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680326944483775681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763883959838145998.post-3812389516595832342010-06-02T05:52:00.000-07:002010-06-07T13:32:23.016-07:00HEART TO LIFE<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixolGMP_CCdvjpGL0x-a7I4qP1vbzLfTWFmUW9HuMCwAxnMxPUBP12SknqUIPJQWTr33zoMmip6WGBwpbP37v_u_O6C9fK9T5dNFCwThronJXRCiRETsr1nbTay7_6DRJzohIXgtIPWNeV/s1600/Cross+2-thumbnail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixolGMP_CCdvjpGL0x-a7I4qP1vbzLfTWFmUW9HuMCwAxnMxPUBP12SknqUIPJQWTr33zoMmip6WGBwpbP37v_u_O6C9fK9T5dNFCwThronJXRCiRETsr1nbTay7_6DRJzohIXgtIPWNeV/s320/Cross+2-thumbnail.JPG" /></a>The true spirit of encouragement can only come from Christ, and him alone. Pastor Tim Hammond preached a message on June 6, 2010 about "You Are Not Alone...." based on the story of Elijah. Scriptures were taken out of I Kings 19: 1-4. There is enough evidence for mankind to know there is a God and that he never leaves or forsakes those who serve him. He is also searching and seeking after the hurting and dying souls of this earth. No matter how far down in sin we go, how desperate we may feel, lonely, forsaken, he is always there with loving arms, waiting to heal and save. Watch the video below with an open mind and let God minister to you. It is gonna be alright! It is our hope that this song performed by Lauren Strawn of New Life Church in Watkinsville will minister to you.... God Bless You!!</div></div><br />
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