Agape Mini Newsletter (September 11, 2009) + Call For Help With Food Pantry
Hello everybody, and welcome in to another Agape newsletter sent out on this rainy day Friday.
As noted in the subject line, we are distributing food to our community tomorrow, and ministering the love of Jesus to them. Usually on Saturdays, we see between 50 and 100 people or so, and we need your help! Some of our regular people are out tomorrow, and are unable to help with food pantry - can you help? It requires no specific training, just a willingness to help carry baskets, or to help make baskets, or even to simply talk to people and ask them how you can pray for them. In all of the times that I have asked people that question, I have never been met with a rude response (that I can remember). People just seem to brighten and open up when you ask how you can pray for them.
This Sunday during the message, I am going to come out in a sweaty tank top, and talk to you about weightlifting!!! It’s going to be awesome!!!!
Oh wait, I think that might have already been done. Okay, instead of the sweaty tank top talk (copyright 2009), we are going to talk about one of the most important passages in scripture - the passage that probably ignited the Protestant Reformation in the Middle Ages. Don’t know about the Protestant Reformation? Don’t care about History? Don’t worry - we’re not going all historical this Sunday, but if you are wondering, the Protestant Reformation was the movement in history that has huge implications for us still today - for one, we don’t answer to the Pope anymore. What passage caused all of this upheaval? Ephesians 2:8-9 - Paul’s teaching that we are saved by grace through faith. While talking about salvation this Sunday, I am also going to re-address (for a moment) the issue of predestination. I have been asked about my position on that a couple of times, and I gather that some have misunderstood my position on predestination to be that I believe God creates people who are only destined for hell. I did mention on a Wednesday night that some people believe that, but I do not affirm that belief. I will explain a bit (and just a bit, don’t worry) more about that issue Sunday.
Prayer Requests:
Please pray for the Hornsby family in the death of Gary Hornsby and Julie McDowell’s grandmother, Gigi, a former Agape member who passed away this week.
Please pray for healing and health and protection over our entire congregation, especially in light of the Swine Flu, but also in general.
Also be in prayer for men’s Tres Dias #21, which is going on now, and women’s Tres Dias #21, which begins next Thursday. Don’t forget to pray for the dads that are “Left Behind” when the moms go and serve at Tres Dias! ;)
Finally, pray for our country. Today is the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and many families are remembering their grief on that day. Pray for them. Pray for our soldiers. Pray for the families who have had loved ones die in armed conflict since 9/11. Pray for our president and the leadership of this country to make wise and Godly decisions. Agree with him, or not, we are commanded in scripture to pray for Him. 1 Timothy 2: “1I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— 2for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”
Any other prayer requests? Please email me.
See you Sunday!
Chase
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