Are you a single parent in need, with young children?  Join us at our absolutely FREE Community Baby Shower on Saturday, April 17th from 10am -1pm.  You will find the essentials you need: formula, diapers, furniture, strollers, clothing, toys and much more!  What’s the catch?  There is no catch and no obligation.  Just come and receive from God who supplies all of our needs! 

If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Braham by calling 253-859-5823 or you can visit http://www.youngmomsonline for more information about Young Moms/Teen Moms, a support and encouragement group for single young mothers. 

The Lord is good!  He has not only given us direction for 2010, but he has equipped us to do mighty works.  We are preparing and making plans for some very exciting things on the horizon.  Let me share some of the highlights and be sure to watch for more as the vision comes to pass!

—Expanded Bible Training Center which will accommodate a 5-day per week schedule, allowing students hands on training for local and international missions work.
—New Multipurpose Facility preparations for building.  This takes time, but we have our permits, and we are driving forward to raise needed funds to complete the job.
—Enhanced worship experience, using our state of the art technology to help guide our congregation into a quality time with the Lord.

There is so much more to share, so stay tuned! 

The Lord offers many promises to His children, as we read in the Word of God.  Some of those promises are for provision, some are for restoration, and some offer hope.  A promise, however, is only as reliable as the promiser, and God never fails and always comes through when it comes to His Word.  Lately I have been inspired to share with you the need for FRESH FIRE as it pertains to revelation knowledge given by God.  His Word is His promise, and His promises are always true, always yes and amen.

When you seek God for insight, wisdom, personal need, instruction, comfort—anything at all, your basic desire is that you will hear from God.  That He will speak to you.  When God speaks, only those who know and hear His voice can respond.  When He speaks to you, you have the opportunity to take His Word and apply it to your life in a way that can change a situation for good.  Everything Jesus touched was forever changed.  The water to wine, blind eyes, cancerous skin, dead bodies… All were transformed by His touch, but more importantly by His words that were heeded, as given by the Father. 

As you seek God, seek the REVELATION that comes from hearing and pressing in during your quiet moments with the Lord.  Seek, and you will find!

In the phrase, “the young lions lack,” the original Hebrew meaning of lack refers to being destitute in the animal kingdom. Like most animal young, lion cubs are not able to feed themselves and are dependent upon the parents to provide for them. If there is a famine or drought, the young lions will suffer and be without the basics necessary for survival. Consequently, they will perish.  The second time lack is used in Psalm 34:10, it has a completely different Hebrew root. Its meaning conveys the understanding that you shall not lack the things you want in life…or the good things you want out of life. 

Do you see the difference?

When we understand what the Bible really says about matters, it opens up to us understanding of the goodness of God. His intentions for our lives are always good. Psalm 84:11 states, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly” (New King James Version).  Do you hear the heart beat of God in this verse?  Do you hear His goodness?

There is nothing—that is a good thing—too good for you to have. There is no size of house, no make or model of car, no great marriage, no healthy relationship, no healthy body…that is too good for you to have!

Exerpt taken from the book “More Than Enough with Plenty Left Over” by Jack Holt

So many times, well-meaning Christians don’t understand God’s intentions to bless them, mostly because they don’t really understand what God’s word actually says. For example, I’ve heard believers say, “God may not give you want you want, but He will always give you what you need.” Where is that in the Bible? It isn’t.  And as a result of believing wrong information, many Christians live their lives convinced God is only obligated to provide the basic necessities of life. They believe that having the basics met is evidence of walking in the perfect will of God. Nothing could be further from the truth.God loves His children and He wants to lavishly give to them.

Psalm 34:10 says, “The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing” (NKJV). 

Exerpt taken from the book “More Than Enough with Plenty Left Over” by Jack Holt