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08/29/2020

29 August
Hello again New Beginnings friends. Pastor Tom here wishing you all tremendous blessings this weekend.
I had a word come racing into my head this morning and I just felt that I would share it with you all, ENCOURAGEMENT!!!
I was listening to a song this morning called “Almost Home “ by the group Mercy Me. It struck me as such an amazing song of encouragement especially for the times we are living in.
We all need encouragement at various times in our lives and the fascinating thing is encouraging each other is so easy to do and brings such great rewards. Encouragement doesn’t require extraordinary strength, and most importantly as Christians, we are commanded to encourage one another. I’m often reminded that “Christians are Builders” mandated by God, exampled by Jesus, and empowered by the Holy Ghost to do it; how cool is that?
Listen folks people all around us needs encouragement and we can give it to them. Moms, dads, sisters and brothers, we all need to feel encouraged. When we do, we not only bring life to those we meet but fuels our spirit as well.
The psalmist David writes in Psalms 37:23-24; the LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with His hand”.
So this morning I want to encourage you. You are a child of God, fearfully and wonderfully made according to His Word. You are an encouragement so be encouraging to those you meet. May the peace of God and the love of Christ be with you today and always. Bye for now, Pastor Tom

07/24/2020

“Keep The Faith”
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful” Colossians 4:2

Have you ever grown tired of praying for something or someone? Paul says we should “devote “ ourselves to prayer and be “watchful “ in prayer. Our persistence is an expression of our faith that God answers our prayers. Faith shouldn’t die if the answers come slowly, for delay may be Gods way of working His will in our lives . When you feel tired of praying, know that God is present, always listening, always answering —maybe not in the ways you had hoped ,but in ways that He knows best.
No matter “what “ you are going through or have “been” going through, don’t give up! Be determined! Our enemy has been at this a whole lot longer than we have , so we need to be “watchful “. He hates us because God loves us , and He hasn’t lost a battle yet! The “only” way to lose is to quit! I’m not a quitter, are you? And he will use those closest to us , and in ways we would not even have imagined! Pray for the Holy Spirit for discernment and strength when you are weak!

01/29/2020

" Church Hurt"

God showed me something so simple about this that I know everyone hasn't thought of but some may have, but I have to share!!!

When people get church hurt , whether it is by the hand of many or one ; the first thing we have a tendency to say is : I don't want to have anything to do with those church people ! And the word hypocrite is usually thrown in there.
But let's think about this view: why do we not say when we are hurt or rejected or wounded by the unchurched people; do we not say : I don't want anything to do with the people of the world , those sinners you just can't trust them so I don't want anything to do with them!

So simple folks but oh so true!
Can we just not see how Satan works! Let's out smart him and be patient and loving to everyone -- but especially to those of the household of faith!

And don't get me wrong there have been some devastating things happen to people from other believers but have we ourselves done the same at some point?

12/09/2019

Psalm 52:10-12
After David soberly discusses his soul-laundering options with the Lord , he pleads with God not to leave him:

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit in me .
Cast me not away from your presence , and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.

The consequences of sin are scary.Sin wields the power to destroy families, ruin friendships, and divide churches . The shrapnel from its blast causes horrible damage. When we choose to disobey God, we and often the people we love most - suffer terrible wounds. But sins worst casualty is the way it implodes our intimacy with God ,the way it disfigures us with the fear of abandonment.
So at the core of David’s cry is : purge me, s***k me, renew me , fix me - do whatever you want , God , just please don’t leave me!
Of course God God promises to never leave His beloved; He will not abandon us in our anguish of repentance.
Or it may be have simply been David’s way of saying “ There’s no way I can do life without you, God. If Your Holy Spirit doesn’t help me, I’ll inevitably ...... ( you can fill in the blank for your own life ).
We so often forget what a slippery slope sin is! And Satan is strategic and he appeals to the flesh and what “feels good” or “he will help us justify what we are doing”.
Never ever underestimate your enemy!
Once you justify even the smallest of sins , it will always lead to bigger ones , if it is not recognized and confessed and put under the blood! I’ve seen up close this example—— you start drinking a glass of wine at night for “health reasons “. ( justify) But then it’s beer and then wine coolers and..... where will you find yourself?
Another has been on my mind lately and actually God showed me something so simple yet profound! In the “collateral “ damage in our churches, those that walk away always say “ they don’t want anything to do with church people because...of whatever......BUT, you never hear anyone say when they are hurt by a sinner that “ they don’t want to have anything to do with those sinners!”
All the enemy wants to do , as in John 10:10 is to “ kill , steal and destroy“!

I must disclose that part of this came from the book “A Perfect Mess” by Lisa Harper

08/13/2019

TRUST
Trust to me feels like giving love feet. We show God how much we love Him by intentionally dragging our feelings of insecurity in line with who God’s word says we are and acting on that truth rather than the familiar lies we have believed.
To trust someone means to place confidence in him or her to follow through on some expressed commitment. ( I love this perspective)
But we still live on this planet and we are right in the middle of a cosmic war zone . And that means people will wound you , people will fail you , people will let you down.
BUT NOT GOD!
God will never fail you! Only He is worthy of your complete trust. In Him alone you can place 100 percent confidence!
Trusting means consciously dragging my will in line with the will of God , no matter what I feel. I stand on what is true and not on what feels true!
Will I get it wrong sometimes? Yes
Will some people criticize or misunderstand me? Yes
Will I occasionally get left out of things I wish I were a part of ? Yes
BUT I STILL STAND !

( taken from the book “ the storm inside “ by Sheila Walsh)

08/10/2019

In reading this morning about Joseph , the earthly father of Jesus , I came across a few things to share .

The strength of what we believe is measured by how much we are willing to suffer for those beliefs! Now I don’t know about you, but that was a big WOW for me! Suffer— what God ? Did I hear you right? You want us to what? These are thoughts that went immediately into my head!
But it goes on to say : Joseph was a man with strong beliefs. He was prepared to do what was right despite the pain he knew it would cause him!
Another WOW for me! So speaks volumes to me about his character! And this next trait that Joseph had , well I’ll let it speak for its self.
He not only tried to do what was right , he also tried to do it the right way!!
WOW! Can we even remotely grab a portion of these traits!
And then when he finds out that the baby Mary is carrying belongs to God! It belongs to who??? Just take a moment and put yourself in Joseph’s shoes!
The woman he loves and is about to marry is pregnant. So not do good “but” Joseph being the man he is , is gonna do the right thing by Mary , for her welfare not his and then God says , in a sense “ it’s ok Joseph the baby Mary is carrying is mine so it’s ok to marry her and raise my son!” Again WOW and mind boggling!
The verse found in Matthew 1:19-29 tells us about this conversation and Joseph’s plan until Gods conversation with him.
“Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said , “Joseph son of David , do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife , because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit!”
What a dream! And what Joseph did , was being obedient to God no matter off the wall it may seem , speaks volumes about his character!
Here’s a few things we learn about Joseph
Strength and Accomplishments:
1: A man of integrity
2: A descendent of King David
3: Jesus legal earthly father
4: A person sensitive to Gods guidance and willing to do Gods will no matter what the consequence
The Lessons from his Life:
1: God honors integrity
2: Social position is of little importance when God chooses to use us
3: Being obedient to the guidance we have from God leads to more guidance from Him ( this one honestly got my attention)
4: Feelings are not accurate measures of the rightness or wrongness of an action

As always I hope this ministers to each one that takes the time to read it. My prayer 🙏 is that we each read it and look for the “profound nuggets” , to live our own lives by each day , each moment and each season we find ourselves in!
My love and prayers to all of you!!!

05/21/2019

“Guilt and Sorrow are not the same”!
1) Guilt is self focused
Sorrow is grieving over how we have hurt someone else
2) Guilt is a legal term
Sorrow is a heart expression
3) Guilt shuts us down
Sorrow opens us up again
4) Guilt leads to shame and distance
Sorrow leads us to reconciliation and relationship.
5) Guilt simply discourages is
Sorrow ultimately encourages us
6) Guilt harms us
Sorrow heals us
7) Guilt holds us back
Sorrow moves us toward what God has next.

We are to feel godly sorrow, but we can let go of guilt! Still, it’s easy to let the latter slip back into our lives. Guilt often goes hand in hand with our personal attempts at perfection. When we fall short of what we think we should do, it’s right there to point out our flaws ( which we all have) and steal our joy!

Here’s what we need to say about getting rid of guilt:
Until God disconnects us from the guilt of fear that drive your own performance, you will miss His love for you. How do you let guilt die? Endure it in His presence. I know that doesn’t sound like much, “but” it will be enough! Stop doing what you do because you’ll feel bad if you don’t ! STOP doing what you do because you’ll feel bad if you don’t. When you feel guilt and condemnation roll over you like a late afternoon thunderstorm, simply “ acknowledge” that it is there and offer it to God!
“ ALSO”
Guilt and shame are not tools that God uses to get us to do something He wants us to do, but they are instruments satan uses to move us away from truth. I think because they mirror conviction ( which is a good thing) , we think they are of God and that he must be trying to tell us something. “But” Guilt and shame do not match up with the character of God! Conviction does!

So if you want the real deal- real love , real peace , and real joy! You have to say good bye to Guilt and tell Guilt to —- meet grace!!

05/09/2019

When you are down to no one
You are down to “The One”!

03/21/2019

The Angel

I know that there are folks out there that would quickly say there is no such thing as angels and others can take it to the opposite extreme. But I know they exist, both , from The Word and experience. So I would love to share my story with you and I hope you will read and be encouraged .

At the ripe old age of 17 and married ( yes married and I know yes young !) And since my hubby was in the navy we were far away from home and taking our first and unforgettable road trip! We didn’t plan well , or I should say at all! Here we are 16 hours from home 2 dogs , very little money and a little red pinto .( for those of you who don’t know a pinto was a very small ford car) and this was during the “gas shortage “ , for those who remember, and gas stations were running out of gas or closing early.

At this point in life was also pre salvation! In fact I didn’t even know what salvation was but my hubby did. So here we go and , you probably guessed, we were running low on gas. We would stop at a few to only find them closed so ... we parked at one that was suppose to open early and we slept in the car. With 2 dogs and small quarters lol.

Now morning comes and not only do we need gas desperately but Mother Nature was screaming at me! Well , the station never opened! So we get back on the road and see a sign for a gas station and so we follow the sign which is literally taking us into the middle of no where! As my hubby looked at me and said “ if this one isn’t open we do not have enough gas to go back”! And at 17 I’m brave right? Wrong! I was scared out my mind and Mother Nature was still calling me!

We finally see this old run down station and my hubby pipes up and says “ I don’t think they are even open”! Well let’s give it a try because we ain’t got nothing to lose! My hubby went to the door first and oh thank God they were open! Yes!! The man behind the counter simply pointed to some food and some drinks and most important the bathroom! And while I was in there my hubby was pumping gas. Funny thing about the man was he seemed to know exactly what we needed and we didn’t even have to ask! And as we try to pay him he will take it!! So we thank him and go to get in our car to leave when another car pulls in and asked if the place was opened and we looked over at the building to tell them yes and..... no sign of anyone and you could tell the building had been empty for a long time! My hubby looked at me and said “ that was an angel “!

It still impacts my life today because it reminds me that God had His hand on me even before I gave my life to Him! And that was definitely our most memorable road trip ever! Remember we can “entertain angels unaware “!

12/26/2018

THE STORY OF THREE LITTLE TREES

Once there were three little trees, all with big dreams. The first tree dreamed of being carved into a beautiful and ornate treasure box that would hold the greatest treasure the world had never seen. The second tree dreamed of being fashioned into a great ship that would sail the seven seas. The third tree didn't want to leave it's home on the mountain top. "I want to grow so tall when people stop to look at me ," he said , " they'll raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. "

One day when the young saplings had grown into tall, strong trees, three wood cutters climbed the mountain. As they cut down the first tree, it could barely contain it's incitement- it just knew it would soon fulfill its destiny. But instead of an elaborate treasure chest, workers made the tree into into a plain , ordinary feed box for animals. The tree felt bitterly disappointed.

The second tree got made into a ship , all right - but not the kind to crest the waves of mighty oceans. It became just a simple fishing vessel, floating in a lake- not the kind of stuff dreams are made of.

The third tree , to its horror and dismay, got chopped down, cut into wooden beams , and then left to gather dust in a lumber yard. " All I ever wanted was to stay on the mountain top and point to God. " it moaned.

Time passed and the trees forgot their dreams, until one night when when a young woman placed her baby in the animal feed box- and the first tree knew that indeed it carried the greatest treasure on earth .

Another night, a tired man and his friends crowded onto the little fishing boat. They got halfway across the lake when a terrible storm blew in, threatening to tear the the boat t pieces. The tired man stood up and said , " peace be still, " The second tree knew then that it was carrying the King of heaven and earth.

One Friday morning the third tree felt itself yanked from the wood pile and dragged through city streets, where crowds shouted insults. The tree felt cruel and ugly when it realized it had become an instrument of torture. Soldiers nailed a man's hands and feet to its beams . But on Sunday morning, when the sun rose and the earth trembled with joy, the tree stood tall, knowing that from now on, it would forever point people to God .

I love that simple story because it reminds me that God has good plans for that we simply can't envision. Our experience of life, and what we hope to experience from life, sometimes live so far apart from each other that the yawning distance prompts us to doubt God's love and grace.

Somehow we really believe that love means giving us what we imagine we want, and grace means never getting what we don't want. As a result ,we conclude that if we don't get what we want but do get what we never wanted, then God must not really love us, and His grace must not really cover us.

Do you and I then misunderstand or perhaps misjudge what God is all about in our lives?

Of course we do.

( this was taken from the book " God Loves Broken People " by : Sheila Walsh)

And I love this little story with such a powerful perspective !

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