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HOMEPAGE ON THE RANGE JUST FOR TODAY: God said, "I remember....the kindness of your youth." Remember back in your younger days when you were so quick to be kind to God and it wasn't always about expecting God to be kind to YOU?? Does everything in you life now fill God's heart with gladness, or does He just constantly hear you complain because things aren't goin' YOUR way? People who have forgotten what God remembers will not have a lot of Joy in their life..... How much kindness have you shown to God this week?? Just Askin'..... ~Pastor Lynn
*******************************************Father, please forgive us for our lack of kindness to you. May the shame and humiliation of our lack of kindness lead us to repentance. Thank you for your Forgiveness, your Mercy, and Your Grace; in the name of Jesus we pray, amen. "Godly sorrow produces repentance..." (2nd Corinthians 7:10) JUST FOR TONIGHT: The number one thing we need to concentrate on is keeping our lives open to God. This means we must "behold" or look to God concerning every situation and circumstance in our life. If you are so busy that you can't look to God, you better throw the brakes on and slow down NOW!! Push everything else aside if you have to. It really is that important. We must absolutely maintain a position of beholding Him. Every thing else can come and go, and people can critize you if they want to, but don't you dare let anybody or anything block your view of God. There is no other way to stay out of the flesh and live the Spiritual life God intended for you to have except by staying focused and constantly looking to Him. All who are looking to the Glory of God are being transformed into the same image. You CAN be a better person tomorrow than you were today!!! It is not about what you do, but who you look to. (See 2nd Corinthians 3:18) ~Pastor Lynn
>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<< FROM THE PASTOR'S PORCH: BORN AGAIN-How refreshing!! Well, I woke up this morning not feeling all that refreshed. Casey and I have been very busy this week making all the last minute preparations to leave on our mission trip to Guatemala. I realized this morning when I felt a little dry and didn't feel like writing anything this morning it was because I was frantically searching my mind for ...something to do!! When we start thinking, “ I've got to do this or that or it will never get done.”, that is a sure sign of staleness in our life. Freshness in our lives does not come from obedience or doing good works, it comes from the Holy Spirit. All I had to do this morning to get refreshed was slow down my mind, pray a little while, read a few scriptures in my Bible, and remember that I am Born Again!! These are the things that invite the Holy Spirit to come rushing into our lives and refresh us with His awesome Power!! Being “Born Again” gives us a freshness in our thinking, our talking, and our actions and the supply is unending!! Sometimes we underestimate what being “Born Again” really means. There is much more to it than we usually think. “Being born again by the Holy Spirit is an unmistakable work of God, as mysterious as the wind, and as surprising as God Himself. It gives us new vision and keeps us absolutely fresh for everything through the never-ending supply of the life of God.”-Oswald Chambers. John 3:3 tells us “....unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”. I pray that you are seeing the Kingdom of God today through eyes and mind that have been refreshed by the Holy Spirit. Have a wonderful, refreshing day and I'll see ya when we get back from Guatemala!! ~Pastor Lynn
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