Remember that story of Abraham taking Isaac up on the mountain to offer him as a sacrifice? What happened....after Abraham did all the prep work and prepared to sacrifice his son God provided a ram. Who knows how long the ram had been stuck in the thicket, but the fact is Abraham did not notice until God pointed it out.
God truly provided a "ram in the thicket" for New Church. As we approach the October 5 launch date one key piece of equipment we have not acquired yet is a sound system. Those who get our updates know that we have been praying for God to provide all our needs and even our wants. Well, I hit my knees even more last week after our community service in Atlanta was over. A day and a half later I received a call asking me if I had received a card in the mail. Honestly, I had not checked the church mail for some time.
In the box was our "ram!" New Church was blessed with a gift of $5,000!
The gift provides not only for the complete sound system (including recording device to place our messages on line and make Cd's) but also help convert half of Scott and Dee's garage into a much needed office.
The next 2 weeks leading up to our launch we will be looking at prayer in our Bible Study and Services. Why do we pray and not see results? There are lots of reasons and I am sure we have all heard tons of sermons on the issue, but maybe sometimes we are to busy focusing on the sacrifice that we are not seeing the "ram."
Sometimes we can truly focus to much on what we can do and we do look up to God for a miracle; but we miss that God has already provided a ram. Again, this highlights the need for a local church family. Brothers and sisters who point out what we are missing and encourage us to see God's entire picture.
Please continue to pray that New Church will reach the disconnected. Disconnected covers those who know God but have allowed their relationship to grow cold, it covers those who have been hurt and never want to get involved again, and it definitely covers those who have never given their hearts to God.
Bible study this week at the Wolff's 7p.m.
Before church this week there is a pancake breakfast in the gym for the American legion.
Keep checking out our www.newchurch4u.com to see what is going on.
Have a blessed Day!Scott Wolff
(A real-fallible person serving a real-infallible, awesome, and gracious God!)
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