Contemporary Considerations gathered by Rev. E. Anderson

May 19, 2008 at 7:13 pm (Contemporary Considerations)

                                         

Rev. E. Anderson

GOD’S PURPOSE IN SUFFERING

by Rick Warren

For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son …. Romans 8:29 (NIV)

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Did Jesus suffer? Was Jesus sometimes lonely? Was he tempted to be discouraged? Was he misunderstood, maligned, and criticized unjustly?

As you read through the Gospels, you’ll quickly see that the answer to all these questions is: YES. So, what makes any of us think we’ll be exempted from suffering or loneliness or discouragement or unjust criticism?

The truth is, God is developing within you the character of Christ, and in order to do this, he must take you through all of the circumstances in life that he took Christ through. This means God is more interested in your character than your comfort, and he’s more concerned about your holiness than your happiness. So, the question is not if you’ll go through dark times in life, rather it’s when you’ll go through them.

Does God cause these tragedies? No. God is good, and he cannot cause evil, nor do evil. But God can use these dark and stressful times for good; he’ll use them to build a Christ-like character within us.

So, what should you do when you go through difficult times?

Refuse to be discouraged – David said, “I will fear no evil” - Psalm 23:4 NIV. This implies a choice, an act of decision. As Jesus faced the cross, he made a choice to follow God’s will; he made a choice to face down fear; he made a choice to ignore despair.

Remember God is with you – David said, “For you are with me” -Psalm 23:4 NIV. God not only promises his power, he promises his presence. We will never go through a dark day alone. Jesus knew he wasn’t alone as he walked out his passion.

Rely on God’s protection and guidance – David said in Psalm 23:4 that God’s rod and staff comforted him. The rod and staff were basic tools a shepherd used to protect and guide the sheep. God will be with you, and he’ll protect and guide you. Jesus could have called down 10,000 angels; he could have called his disciples to arms; instead he relied on God to protect and guide him.

 

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Meet the Ministers introduced by Rev. E. Anderson

May 19, 2008 at 7:09 pm (Meet the Ministers)

                                                 

Mrs. Norah Spraggins

 

I have known Norah for many years who, along with her late husband, Stanley, did excellent service for the Lord both at home and abroad. Please pray for our dear sister that she may know the continued blessing of God upon her life and labours.

 

When I knelt by my bed on September 24, 1934,at the age of eleven, and committed my life to the Lord I could never have imagined the way my future would unfold. Now I look back and rejoice at the experiences with which I have been blessed in so many ways.

 

The war years were spent in the Admiralty where I worked in a special section set up to receive and send signals to all parts of the world so that wherever ships and stations were to be found they knew what was happening..

 

By the autumn of 1952 I was married and serving with my husband in a pioneer A.O.G in Kings Lynn.

 

Two years later we were bound for Africa to fulfill the Lord’s calling to serve Him in the Belgian Congo (today the Democratic Republic of Congo) where we worked on a number of bush stations. It was a joy to work alongside men and women whose hearts The Lord had touched and to see others commit themselves to God’s way of life.

 

When our colleagues went home for a break it became my responsibility to care for the school whilst my husband visited in the area of our work which was about the size of East Anglia.

 

From 1960 until 1982 I enjoyed being a pastor’s wife, as well as teaching Religious Education in the comprehensive sector. Over all those years until the present time I have been able to minister in many different churches, The Lord has been so good in that he is always with me and I rejoice in His constant help.

 

 

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Powerful Quotes arranged by Rev. L. Goodwin

May 19, 2008 at 7:05 pm (Quotes)

                                       

Rev.L Goodwin

QUOTES

FAMOUS LEADERSHIP QUOTE FOR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE LEADERS

 “Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate toward some goal which they come to find desirable.”
- Ordway Tead

 

“Any business or industry that pays equal rewards to its goof-offs and eager beavers sooner or later will find itself with more goof-offs than eager beavers.”
- Mick Delaney…

 

“There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that once unleashed can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.”
- Anthony Robbins

 

“Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.”
- Zig Ziglar

 

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
- Henry Ford

 

“If there is a trait which does characterize leaders it is opportunism. Successful people are very often those who steadfastly refuse to be daunted by disadvantage and have the ability to turn disadvantage to good effect. They are people who seize opportunity and take risks. Leadership then seems to be a matter of personality and character.”
- John Viney

 

“Eagles don’t flock.”
- Ross Perot

 

 

 

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