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Our Brother Victor

Today in small group worship time we were reviewing the Hope column of the Universal Disciple as taught by Thom Wolf. I was assigned this task after I went to bed on Friday night by a note slid under our door. We were in class all day Saturday, therefore I was unable to do much work on the assignment until Sunday morning.

I didn’t have too many notes from class, he was very fast and I am very slow. So I started out with establishing what Hope as used in the Bible was; Heb. 11:1 “ the things we hope for” means expect/trust. Not merely to wish for but to expect to get, to know what is coming next.

Then we headed toward Tit. 3:6-7 (see verses at bottom of page) where we find one of the things we hope for is eternal life. And then we went to Rom. 8:35-39 where we find our hope is in never being separated from the love of Jesus Christ our Lord and having victory. After that we went to Eph. 4:29-30 where we see we are owned by God and have hope in the guarantee of being set free. And then in 1Peter 1:13 our hope is in the blessing when Jesus Christ is revealed. But I wanted everyone to take note that in each of these verses Hope was an action:
Titus- “giving their time to doing good deeds”
Romans- “we can have complete victory”
Ephesians- “do good”
1 Peter- “ready for action”

Then I went to today’s applications, what better actions then to pray that someone would be found in Jesus Christ. That is what happened this week while I was talking to my brother Victor for the last time. We prayed that his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren as well as my children would commit themselves to Jesus. He had already told Teresa that he knew that his time was short and he was in a great deal of pain, yet we prayed that our children would follow Jesus. Knowing that the only way that he could continue to see them all was if they followed Jesus.

Teresa and I are going to tell others about Jesus, Victor was praying that others would come to know and trust Jesus as he did. There can be no greater action then the action taken to lead others to Christ. If you are a child of God it is you job, no matter how you go about it. Victor facing death, was praying for someone else.

Verses:

Heb 11:1 To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see.

Tit 3:6 God poured out the Holy Spirit abundantly on us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Tit 3:7 so that by his grace we might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life we hope for.
Tit 3:8 This is a true saying. I want you to give special emphasis to these matters, so that those who believe in God may be concerned with giving their time to doing good deeds, which are good and useful for everyone.

Rom 8:35 Who, then, can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it, or hardship or persecution or hunger or poverty or danger or death?
Rom 8:36 As the scripture says, "For your sake we are in danger of death at all times; we are treated like sheep that are going to be slaughtered."
Rom 8:37 No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!
Rom 8:38 For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future,
Rom 8:39 neither the world above nor the world below---there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord

Eph 4:29 Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.
Eph 4:30 And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free.

1Pe 1:13 So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed

Pray, Give, Go!

Pray, Give, Go….is a great little phrase which has it all together in a one-liner. The backbone of any ministry is prayer. God listens to His people when they pray!

The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect. James 5:16 GNB

This weekend starting at sundown Friday, and going through sundown Saturday we would like to ask you to fast and pray for the mission effort in Romania. This is a time to fellowship with God and deny your physical self and enrich your spiritual being. The Bible says fasting and praying is not only for showing God what we would like Him to do for His Kingdom, but also says that it is a way of "serving God" Luke 2: 37

We know that many of you are facing troubles from the flooding, as well as the everyday challenges. We understand the sacrifice you are making and we appreciate your commitment. Teresa and I will be praying for each of you, our partners, as we pray this weekend. As one of our speakers here at the learning center put it; today may be Friday, but Sunday is coming!

As we go into this Resurrection weekend remember it is not about us, life is about what we can do for God. Please, in each of your prayers ask God, "what do you want me to do today?"

A Cool Stream

Psa 42:1 As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God.
Psa 42:2 I thirst for you, the living God. When can I go and worship in your presence?


Last Sunday, after lunch Randy and I went for a hike. Several days before he had discovered a beautiful creek and wanted to show it to me. It is located here on the property at the ILC. As I’ve grown older and I must admit, out-of- shape, I’m not usually too anxious for a hike. It was a gorgeous day, the first one we’d seen in a long time, so I agreed.

To my ultimate delight I was so happy to have endured the shortness of breath and aching muscles when I beheld the well hidden treasure. When I first saw the creek, I was spell bound. Randy shared with me his first reaction was the song; “This is My Father’s World”, came to his mind. I’d say that is a very good description of the thought this handiwork of God brings to one’s mind.

After having the time to view the snap shots we took, the scripture in Psalms 42:1-2 filtered through my thoughts. I could see a deer carefully coming down to this cool stream of water to drink, and staying there until its thirst was completely
quenched.

Randy and I are in our 5th week of training here at the ILC. Soon and very soon we will be boarding a plane that will take us to Romania. There are hundreds of thousands of thirsty people where we are going. They don’t realize it, but they are looking for a stream of cool water to quench their thirst. The people of Romania have tried many other things in their lifetime, but are still thirsting for the real thing…….the living God.

Please join us on March 21st - March 22nd until sundown for 24 hours, as we pray and fast for the people of ROMANIA. Randy and I will be praying that God will stir their hearts and give them an unquenchable thirst for the LIVING GOD.

Just Two Sinners Saved By Grace, Randy & Teresa Myers

Fasting and Prayer

Act 13:2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to do the work to which I have called them."
Act 13:3 They fasted and prayed, placed their hands on them, and sent them off.


This is not Barnabas or Saul, however they have been sent out from their churches to proclaim the Good News of Jesus in far off countries. They know without God’s blessing they can not accomplish anything.

Jesus tells us to pray for workers to gather his harvest. In the upcoming weeks we will be asking you to pray for workers, for the lost to come to know Christ and for many other needs concerning the work in Romania. We are posting our prayer list on the right hand side of this blog and updating it weekly.

This Easter we are planning to ask you to commit to fasting and prayer in an organized effort for God to move in a mighty way. More information will be sent to you, be in prayer about how you can participate.

We are excited about what God is going to do in Romania, and we want you to share a part of the excitement as well.

House Church AKA 7th Baptist Quad Church

Sunday we had church service in our “quad” in the common area of our apartment building. We have been studying Acts starting from the beginning and we will go through all the chapters, one each day. Sunday we were on the story in Acts 6 where Steven the newly appointed deacon, was out preaching the Word.
I made note that Steven wasn’t the missionary in this story, but an active deacon in the local church. As I made this observation I also realized Teresa and I were in a room full of missionaries. The range in age was from 6 to mid fifties. We are going to many different counties and we all have one purpose, one God, one Redeemer, one message. I would love for you to meet these brave souls however, some of the countries they are going to are not happy that a missionary would be coming. In those instances they are getting into the country by teaching English or running a business. Therefore, I cannot tell you their names, but I can show you their picture.






Rom 10:15 How can people tell the Good News if no one sends them? As Scripture says, "How beautiful are the feet of the messengers who announce the Good News."
Isa 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces the good news, "All is well." He brings the good news, announces salvation, and tells Zion that its God rules as king.
We all may have different job descriptions yet all have the same message, announce the Good News of salvation!!!

Life In Training

Psalms 118:24
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”

This is February 14th, our second week here at the ILC is almost finished! Time is passing much too quickly. This morning when we awoke, we had snow on the ground!
The day here is fully packed from 7:00 a.m. when breakfast begins until 6:00 p.m. at the end of supper. Each hour is scheduled with different sessions of utmost importance. There are periods of Bible study and then discussion time with your small group. Added to this are assignments that must be turned in A.S.A.P., committee meetings you must attend, reports to write, books to read, bible verses to memorize and on and on. However, it is important that you make room for “quiet time” with God, not an easy task with such a pressing regimen. I found that by getting up an hour earlier than Randy allows me to have my quiet time with God in the morning at the start of my day.

I Corinthians 6:19
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”
Randy and I have tried to be faithful to exercise since we have arrived at the ILC. We do understand the importance of trying to get in shape and stay in shape for arrival on the field. We will do most of our travel by foot and climbing a lot of stairs so any walking we can do here will benefit us greatly. The weather since our arrival has been very strange with strong winds and cold temperatures. Two days the rain kept us from walking outside.
We have met some wonderful people and made new friends that we will miss when we all go our separate ways in April. It has been a blessing to be among this group of those “sent out”. Hearing their personal testimonies of how God brought them here is very uplifting.
In the weeks remaining it is our desire to learn as much as possible, for whatever we can take away from this place will be of great value as we attempt to serve where the Lord has “sent us“…..

I Thessalonians 5:25
“Brethren, pray for us.”