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When the nation of Israel was preparing to enter the Promised Land, God told
them to remember all that He had done for them so that they would not
quickly forget Him and turn to serve other gods. But Israel did forget to
honor God and worship Him. So God allowed Israel to go through different
types of adversity in order to call them back to Himself. Israel would need
to be reminded quite often of all God had done so that they would remember
their dependence upon Him and Him alone, for ALL things.
As the years go by, there are times when we become complacent in our faith
and begin to forget all that the Lord has done for us. For most of us there
comes a time when the initial "WOW" of our salvation wears off. Consider the
fact that if God did nothing more than redeem us and save us from sin and
hell, we would need an eternity to thank Him. Think about it
If He hadn't
stepped into our lives -- we would be LOST! Church, we can easily forget
that at one time we were destined for an eternity away from Him!
I am grateful for the opportunity to serve at West-Ark because this is a
congregation with a mission-minded world view. We are not only concerned
with what's happening in our own backyard -- but we're also thinking about
how we can touch others around the world with God's love.
Jesus has told us in Matthew 9:37-38 to pray for workers for the harvest. There
is a big possibility that you are part of the answer to that prayer. Plan
now to take part in West-Ark's upcoming mission weekend Friday night
through Sunday.
If you've ever had a longing to go on a foreign mission trip, but for some
reason you just haven't been able to follow through with your desire, take
heart because God has something special planned for you in June, 2001.
West-Ark will send another mission team to Guyana for the eleventh
consecutive year, and there is a place for you to serve. The first planning
meeting is this Sunday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. in Room 100. Whether
you've been to Guyana the past 10 years or it'll be your first experience,
please make this meeting a priority. If you can't make the meeting this
Sunday, but you would like more details
see Michael Cole or just ask me,
and I'll try to help.
Don't forget that this Sunday morning all adult Bible classes will meet in
the auditorium for a combined class regarding missions. See you in Bible
Class!
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