Bryan & Tammi Gauthier, Owners of Something Better Company,
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Again We say Thank you to all our wonderful Students and Customers that have given us such great support and encouragement this year and years past. We so much appreciate the incredible friends that God has brought to us through this company. The best is yet to come and we are excited for the future we ALL have ahead of us! We Pray this year will be your most prosperous year! Keep pressing in, don't lose hope for that is the most precious gift of all "HOPE" This NEW YEAR WILL be Different, Better, more Prosperous, speak it out!
God Bless You & Your Family and May Your New Year Be The Most Prosperous You Have Ever Had!
"For I know the thoughts I think towards you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope"Jeremiah 29:11
"And the same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus ." Philippians 4:19
Blast a Few Walls
by Max Lucado
The cross of Christ creates a new people, a people unhindered by skin color or family feud. A new citizenry based, not on common ancestry or geography, but on a common Savior.
My friend Buckner Fanning experienced this firsthand. He was a marine in World War II, stationed in Nagasaki three weeks after the dropping of the atomic bomb. Can you imagine a young American soldier amid the rubble and wreckage of the demolished city? Radiation-burned victims wandering the streets. Atomic fallout showering on the city. Bodies burned to a casket black. Survivors shuffling through the streets, searching for family, food, and hope. The conquering soldier feeling not victory but grief for the suffering around him
Instead of anger and revenge, Buckner found an oasis of grace. While patrolling the narrow streets, he came upon a sign that bore an English phrase: Methodist Church. He noted the location and resolved to return the next Sunday morning.
When he did, he entered a partially collapsed structure. Windows, shattered. Walls, buckled. The young marine stepped through the rubble, unsure how he would be received. Fifteen or so Japanese were setting up chairs and removing debris. When the uniformed American entered their midst, they stopped and turned.
He knew only one word in Japanese. He heard it. Brother. “They welcomed me as a friend,” Buckner relates, the power of the moment still resonating more than sixty years after the events. They offered him a seat. He opened his Bible and, not understanding the sermon, sat and observed. During communion the worshippers brought him the elements. In that quiet moment the enmity of their nations and the hurt of the war was set aside as one Christian served another the body and blood of Christ.
Another wall came a-tumblin’ down.
What walls are in your world?
Brian Overcast is knocking down walls in Morelia, Mexico. As director of the NOÉ Center (New Opportunities in Education), Brian and his team address the illegal immigration problem from a unique angle. Staff members told me recently, “Mexicans don’t want to cross the border. If they could stay home, they would. But they can’t because they can’t get jobs. So we teach them English. With English skills they can get accepted into one of Mexico’s low-cost universities and find a career at home. Others see illegal immigrants; we see opportunities.”
Another wall down.
We can’t outlive our lives if we can’t get beyond our biases. Who are your Samaritans? Ethiopian eunuchs? Whom have you been taught to distrust and avoid?
It’s time to remove a few bricks.
Welcome the day God takes you to your Samaria—not so distant in miles but different in styles, tastes, tongues, and traditions.
And if you meet an Ethiopian eunuch, so different yet so sincere, don’t refuse that person. Don’t let class, race, gender, politics, geography, or culture hinder God’s work.
Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.
(Romans 15:7 NLT)
Lord, in how many ways does my foolish heart make false distinctions among your people? Reveal them to me. How often do I judge someone as unworthy of you by the way I treat him or her? Rebuke me in your love. Where can I blast a wall or remove a barrier that keeps your children apart from one another? Give me some dynamite and the skill and courage to use it for your glory. What can I do in my sphere of influence to bring the love of Christ to someone who may feel ostracized or estranged from you? Lend me divine insight, and bless me w ith the resolve to be your hands and feet. May I be a bridge and not a wall. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
"Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing"
(Proverbs 12:18, NIV)
TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria
The Bible tells us that life and death are in the power of our words. We can use our words to build people up and encourage them, or we can just as easily bring destruction with our words.
When we use our words to bring healing, the Bible says that we are wise. Choose to be wise today and choose healing words. Look for the best in others and build them up. Choose healing words over gossip; choose words of freedom and peace over anger and judgment. Let your words encourage the people in your life by speaking strength, hope and victory.
Remember, words are seeds. When you use your words to bring healing, you'll reap a harvest of health, strength and life in return. As you are faithful with your words, God will increase your influence. He will increase His favor and blessing upon you and lead you in the good life He has prepared for you.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, today I choose to be wise and bring healing to others with my words. I ask for an increase of Your power and ability in my life so that I can live to honor You in all I do. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
What would happen in your life if you dared to step out and cross the line for God's purposes? In this message, Pastor Tommy Barnett shares his insights on living a life beyond our own limitations.
What would happen in your life if you dared to step out and cross the line for God’s purposes? In this message, Pastor Tommy Barnett shares his insights on living a life beyond our own limitations.
According to the Bible, God has a special place in His heart for those with a broken heart. However, those with a broken spirit rarely recover. In this inspiring message, Pastor Tommy Barnett shares how to keep one's spirit alive even in the midst of a broken heart.
In this message, Pastor Luke Barnett tackles a debate that has raged for centuries, and continues to this day. Uncover the truth from a biblical perspective about the existence of Satan and the nature of evil in the world.
In this message, Pastor Luke Barnett tackles a debate that has raged for centuries, and continues to this day. Uncover the truth from a biblical perspective about the existence of Satan and the nature of evil in the world.
Many people pray and ask God for the things that they want, but what is the secret to answered prayer? In this message, Pastor Luke Barnett reveals the principles to receive from God as found in His Word.
God loves you so much that He send His son Jesus Christ to die for your sins. After His resurrection and ascension into heaven, He sent His Spirit to live in our lives and empower us to live the abundant life. But we must personally ask Him into our lives to be our Lord and Savior. If you are sincere about asking Him into your life, why don’t you pray the suggested prayer below:
(Prayer is talking to God. God knows your heart and is not as concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart.
Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life to You and ask you to come in as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be. In Jesus Name, Amen
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PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEOby Natalie Grant and visit the HomeFoundation website and get educated on this horific crime of "human trafficking", IT'S LIFE CHANGING! This is something that has gripped MY Heart! As Natalie has come to realize that it's this is happening right here in our own back yard! It's hard to just sit back and do nothing!
The Home Foundation is dedicated to the eradication of human trafficking both domestically and abroad. Founded in 2005 by K-LOVE artist Natalie Grant, the organization is committed to ending the suffering of women and children sold into sexual slavery through advocacy, education and relief efforts.
Natalie was struck with the realization of human trafficking on a trip to the red-light district in Mumbai, India and subsequently took action. “God completely changed my life when I took a trip to India. I saw little, tiny children for sale on the street and I began to learn about the modern day horrors of slavery; human trafficking,” Natalie explains. “I knew I’d be wrecked for life after that trip, but I also knew that I could not stand by and do nothing, I had to do something.”
VICTIM’S STORIES
** Asha was only nine when her father sold her to a procurer in a Bombay brothel. She was told she would have new clothes, and that she would be working for a nice family who lived in a big house. But where she was taken was a strange place. “Where’s the pretty house?” Asha asked shyly. There was no pretty house; just a small, damp room with a cold hard floor that Asha was locked in.
A woman unlocked the door and came in to put makeup on Asha’s face. The woman then opened the door and allowed in a man. Asha was told she would have to do sexual favors for him. She didn’t want to, so she fought. Another man came in, beat her with a belt, and continued beating her for several days. They gave her no food. Weakened, Asha decided it was useless to resist. She serviced her first “client” and continued to do so for the next seven years. Until she met a man named Devaraj.
Devaraj was different than the other men she had known. She met him at a small church near Falkland Road. There he taught messages of hope that lifted her spirits. He talked of freedom. She visited there as often as she could.
Deveraj helped Asha leave the brothel that had been her home since she was a young girl and moved her into a “Home of Hope.” Now she is learning how to live. She is learning a new trade. And thanks to people who care, Asha’s life is no longer surrounded by pain and disappointment. It is full of hope and optimism for the future. CONTINUE READING
Joyce Meyers - Unique Encouragement, The Straight Forward Truth! No EAR TICKLING HERE!
Casting Crowns - Best Christian Band, speaking truth into our hearts in a way that will stick forever & convict us Christians to live as we should and not as we are!
Max Lucado - Incredible Author & Pastor, Max Lucado is the Minister of Writing and Preaching at the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, where he has served since 1988.
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