| AGAPE NEWS, NOTES & DEVOTIONAL 01/13/10 |
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| Written by Dianne Walthall | |
| Thursday, 14 January 2010 | |
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AGAPE BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES ...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO... Jo Cassaniti (1-13), Barry Rose (1-13), Tim Tompkins (1-13), Lyudmila Andreyeva (1-18), Adrienne Lutz (1-18), Nancy Woodard (1-18) and Mary Tutton (1-19)!! ********************************************************************************************************** ****** SUNDAY PREVIEW ****** We welcome you to join us for our 8:30am early service and/or our 10am Contemporary Worship Service!!! Bring a loved one!! - Missions Trip Dish To Pass Meeting - '10' Mission’s Trip (Guatemala), 1pm - Agape Pantry Collection, see Linda Shaff - Outreach to Oak Hill Manor, 11am ************************************************************************************************************ **** SOME NEW ?? MUG SHOTS ****    Mike & Sandy's Installation Who is this Fella anyway? Paul presenting Mike his license to preach ********************************************************************************* For the rest of January, we encourage the Church to fast & pray for the New Year - Skip a meal, fast for a day or however the Lord leads! Please sign up Sunday for your fast day! ********************************************************************************** Devotional - by Joyce Meyer How to Get Comfortable with God Do you know how much God loves you? God proved His love for us through His Son, Jesus, who died for our sins. But, for some reason, it’s hard to carry on a conversation with Him. We can be so distant. I bet God really gets a kick out of how some of us talk to Him. We can be so serious and formal. “Oh, Lord Most Higheth! Howeth my heart doth longest for Thee!” We need to get comfortable with God. I don't mean disrespectful, but we should know that He loves us and that we don't have to be afraid of Him. The Importance of Spending Time with God First Corinthians 8:6 says that God created us to live for Him He’s given us the gift of life and He wants us to enjoy it! You can have a joyful, fulfilling life by living in close, personal relationship with God. But in order to get there, you have to spend time with Him. God doesn't want to just be the button we push when we have an emergency. Whether we know it or not, without God, we are always in an emergency. Without Him operating in our lives, helping and protecting us, there isn't one of us who knows one iota about anything we're doing! Unlimited Time, Unlimited Blessings You and I can spend as much time as we want with God. We have an open invitation to invite the Creator of the universe into our life each day. We get to speak to Him personally and read the book of instruction that holds the answers to everything in life. The devil doesn't like that. That’s why he works so hard to tell us that God doesn't want to be around us if we're not perfect. I've got a news flash: We aren't ever going to be perfect. That’s why Jesus went to the cross for us! We can go to our heavenly Father as often as we like and He will never get tired of us coming. The Bible says we can come boldly before God fellowship with Him, and have our needs met. James 4:8 says, Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (NASB) God the Father longs to fellowship with you. The moment you accepted Christ into your heart, God made His home in you. So kick up your feet, get cozy and enjoy the company. ********************************************************************** The proposed church budget for 2010 will be available for our Members to review this Sunday. Please keep our Annual Business Meeting in prayer ********************************************************************************************** *** THIS WEEKS MEETINGS CALENDAR *** *** Thur, Jan 14th - "Fanning the Flame" Prayer, 6pm - Titus Towers Outreach, 7pm - Please pray for this! *** Fri. Jan 15th - Youth Gym Night @ T-burg Middle School Gym @ 7pm. *** Sat. Jan 16th - Agape Youth Worship, 7pm - COME ON OUT YOUTH!!! Let's keep the Niagara Flame Burning!!! Please contact Pastor Chip for details - Be there!!! (Anybody want to bring a snack to share?) *** Tues, Jan 19th - Ithaca Home Group - Conifer Village Apt Community Room, 7pm ******************************************************************************* MEMBERSHIP...... We encourage newcomers to consider taking a step toward Church membership at Agape. This is an expression of commitment and acknowledgement that this fellowship is where the Lord has led you to be. Please let Pastor Mike or Chip know if you are interested in joining!!! ********************************************************************* Looking Ahead.... *** Sat., Jan 23rd - Ladies of Agape are invited to join us for a time of Food, Fun, Fellowship and ministry at our "ECHOs Woman's Brunch" - 10am - 12pm! Come on out ladies and please bring a friend!!! *** Sunday, Jan 24th - We will Take a Building Offering, both Services! *** Sun, Jan 31st - Agape Annual Business Meeting - 11:30am!
(We will shorten our One Joint 10am Service to accommodate this) ********************************************************************************* Agape Family News: Hester's room at Lakeside is Room 130 - She would love a visit anytime from anyone! Please keep in prayer for her recovery! Thanks ********************************************************************************* AGAPE BIBLE CHURCH * 264 S.APPLEGATE RD * ITHACA, NY 14850 * * Phone 607-273-7419 * Fax 607-256-0896 * WEB SITE www.agape-ithaca.org * * E-MAIL: (General) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it * (Prayer) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it * (Ministers) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it * This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it * GOD BLESS YOU TODAY & ALWAYS ! SEEK HIM FIRST!!! |
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