Want to hear what God has done this time?

[Tina]

God is always right on time.

Great report!!

[Kay B]

Praise The Lord!

[Sherri]

Amazing! I love it.

[Esther]

Awesome!

[Margies3]

Isn't God good!

I love the way that God has done things at this church to build our faith and trust in Him. It all kind of started 2 years ago with the Walt thing. I have to tell you - God healing Walt changed this entire church in ways that nothing else could ever have done. And since then he's done things like this. I love the fact that God has taught us so many of these lessons as an entire group. Of course, we all still learn our individual lessons from Him. But the unity that we experience when God teaches a lesson to all of us at the same time is just so precious.

I love Him more every day!

[Pressing-On]

Margie,
That is awesome.

We've had some church property that we have been wanting to sell. Just got the papers signed this week and right on time. We might have spent the money on something else if we had sold it earlier. Now, we need it for expansion and it's coming at a great time!

God is good!

[U376977]

Originally Posted by Margies3

Isn't God good!

I love the way that God has done things at this church to build our faith and trust in Him. It all kind of started 2 years ago with the Walt thing. I have to tell you - God healing Walt changed this entire church in ways that nothing else could ever have done. And since then he's done things like this. I love the fact that God has taught us so many of these lessons as an entire group. Of course, we all still learn our individual lessons from Him. But the unity that we experience when God teaches a lesson to all of us at the same time is just so precious.

I love Him more every day!

Margie, Awesome. Someone needs to be the voice of reason though. Your financial trial is not over. You are still spending more that you are receiving. The estate is a miracle, but if you continue on the same path....the money from the estate will eventually be gone and you are right back where you were......

And trust me....I have been there before.....don't have the attitude, Oh well God will just give us another miracle!. It seems like those 2nd and 3rd financial miracles are a lot harder to get.

I would suggest an outreach. I know a small community in GA who got permission to use the city park. They had a men's club, (jaycees?) bring their big grill. They got the piggly wiggly to donate chickens. The fire dept brought out a fire truck. The police came with their cars. They organized games. Then they went to the projects and picked up all the kids. In a small town 500 people were in the park all day. The pastor stood on a flatbed and gave a speech about "doing the right thing." Then he offered to pray and speak privately with anyone who wanted it. They got several new familys in the church and created a permanate presence in the community.

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by U376977

Margie, Awesome. Someone needs to be the voice of reason though. Your financial trial is not over. You are still spending more that you are receiving. The estate is a miracle, but if you continue on the same path....the money from the estate will eventually be gone and you are right back where you were......

And trust me....I have been there before.....don't have the attitude, Oh well God will just give us another miracle!. It seems like those 2nd and 3rd financial miracles are a lot harder to get.

I would suggest an outreach. I know a small community in GA who got permission to use the city park. They had a men's club, (jaycees?) bring their big grill. They got the piggly wiggly to donate chickens. The fire dept brought out a fire truck. The police came with their cars. They organized games. Then they went to the projects and picked up all the kids. In a small town 500 people were in the park all day. The pastor stood on a flatbed and gave a speech about "doing the right thing." Then he offered to pray and speak privately with anyone who wanted it. They got several new familys in the church and created a permanate presence in the community.

You are so right about this. I do have to tell you tho that this is the most fiscally responsible group I have ever worked with. We used to go to a church that NEVER one time ever stayed within their budget. This church does it 99% of the time. It has only been in the last 3-4 months that we've fallen behind. Most churches would have shrugged it off saying that they could just "borrow" from another fund to make up the difference. Not our financial secretaries! One of them runs a multi-million dollar business, so he knows what he's doing for sure

We're very, very active in outreach here. We've added several new families just this year. The problem is that we also lost several established families who moved away for job situations. The established families tend to be the ones who are faithful with tithing and giving, where the new families have to learn that skill. They will, I am sure of that. But until then.....................

I like your idea for the park. Of course, if we 500 people in our park, that would be about half of the town. LOL

Thanks for the suggestions. I will pass them on. They are good ones.