Celebrate Support Group – Thursday 7 pm
“Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him.” Philippians 4:4 (Message Bible)
Time: Thursdays 7 p.m. Group Leader: Ron Williams
Location: Journey of Hope Community Church Sanctuary
Celebrate Mission Statement:
“Our mission is to fellowship and celebrate God’s healing and sustaining power in our lives. As we meet, we utilize the Christ-centered twelve steps, prayer, song, Biblically-directed study, and personal sharing. This, in turn, helps to make each of our lives truly a Journey of Hope.”
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This support group helps people through the struggles of life. They meet every Thursday Night at 7 pm for a time of refreshment, singing, prayer, and support. Mr. Ron Williams leads the group with his expertise in music, teaching and counseling. The group sponsors our monthly Movie Night. On October 20th they will be sponsoring the showing of the PG13 rated film, GRACECARD. Do not miss the movie but give this group a try. As Ron and his group often say, “We are all recovering from something in life.”
Spiritual Musings: Semper Fidelis by Bob Durfee
During my tour in the United States Marine Corp’s I learned to always put God First and the 14 Leadership traits that helped transform me from a young man into a U.S. Marine. Here are three of my favorite traits from that list and which have been most beneficial in my life.
1. God wants us to be dependable to Him and to our families and friends. The definition of dependability is: the ability to be relied upon to perform duties properly, and being trustworthy to complete a job while putting forth the best possible effort in an attempt to achieve the highest standards of performance.
2. God wants us to have Integrity to be Honest and Faithful throughout our entire life. The definition of integrity is: being honest and truthful in what is said and done; putting honesty, sense of duty and sound moral principles above all else.
3. God wants all of us to be Unselfish to one of another. The definition of unselfishness is: avoiding making or being comfortable at the expense of others, being considerate.
In the Marine Corp’s we were taught to be a Marine is to Live forever. The truth is to being a Christian is to live forever in the kingdom. The Marine Corp’s Motto is a Latin phrase, Semper Fidelis, which means Always Faithful. We should always be Faithful to God, our Family’s and Friends, to our Country, and to ourselves.
The full 14 Leadership traits can be found on this web site:
http://camppendleton.patch.com/articles/using-the-14-marine-corps-leadership-traits-in-business
NEVER SURRRENDER WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THE MEANS TO RESIST! SEMPER FIDELIS. From the Code of the U.S. Fighting Force, established August 1955
Prayer & Praise Report:
* Pray for Ann’s daughter who will be having surgery soon.
* Pray for Ann who will be seeing her doctor regarding her legs.
* Pray for Cheryl’s daughter who is having out-patient surgery soon.
* Continue to pray for those seeking jobs and having financial difficulties in 2012.
* Pray that God would reveal to us our true identities in 2012 and that we could better live in this new awareness for Him.
Advice for 2012 from the pen of John Eldredge:
Ask Jesus, What is the theme of this year, Lord?
I do this every January 1st, and it has proven a mighty rescue many times over. Usually Jesus will say one simple thing. Three years ago it was, “Love.” And all through the year, I found myself needing to return to the simple truth of love. It helped to orient me; it helped me to interpret things. Two years ago it was, “Restoration,” and that proved to be the year I took a short sabbatical and sought the restoration I needed. Last year it was, “My glory,” and wow–it was the year of Beautiful Outlaw (John’s most recent book) and I could say a hundred things about how “My glory” proved true. So ask Jesus, What is the theme of this year, Lord? And when he speaks, write it down! Post it somewhere you will see it often. In very big letters. (Come and hear John speak during our monthly movie night. You will be glad and blessed that you did!)
Purchase John’s book “Beautiful Outlaw” at Amazon, Christian Book Distributors, Barnes and Nobel, or your local Family Christian book store
Celebrate the Movies: Beautiful Outlaw Thursday, February 23rd, 7 p.m. sharp, Church Sanctuary
In Beautiful Outlaw, John Eldredge removes the religious varnish to help discover stunning new insights into the personality of Jesus. By uncovering the real Jesus, we are welcomed into the rich emotional life of Christ. All of the remarkable qualities of Jesus burst like fireworks with color and brilliance because of his humanity. Eldredge goes on to show how we can experience this Jesus in our lives every day. Beautiful Outlaw will quicken worship, and deepen intimacy with our incomparable Lord and Savior. Let the real Jesus help you Celebrate this new year!
Not rated. Run Time: 95 minutes.
