Something New for New Singles

January 26, 2010 at 12:11 pm | In Lynda's Letters | Leave a Comment
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If you happened to walk by the Southeast Welcome Center this past Sunday, you might have noticed a bit more activity than usual there.  That is because the LBC Adult Singles Ministry will now have a volunteer in that Welcome Center each week to meet with Singles who are visiting/new to Lincoln Berean Church or people who are newly single and just beginning to make their way in this new identity.  The goal is to get to know this person and help them find the place where they belong and feel comfortable at Berean–whether that is within the “Singles Ministry” or in another area such as Titus Women, DivorceCare or GriefShare, Men’s Fraternity, a LifeGroup or some other area of Service or Involvement.  The Welcome Center is a perfect place to visit with a newcomer, with its quiet, comfortable environment that is conducive to one-on-one conversation.  This is not a place for people to “hang out” but rather a place for initial contact.  From there, the new person can be introduced to the many programs at Berean and helped to find what is right for him or her.  We are excited to launch this effort and ask for your prayers for it and the Singles who serve in it.

Lost?

January 14, 2010 at 1:07 pm | In Lynda's Letters | Leave a Comment
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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”~Mahatma Gandhi

Friday Night Lights

January 11, 2010 at 1:27 pm | In 1, Sam's Snippets | Leave a Comment
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There are times where I have the chance to watch a program I miss when it comes out originaly but then I watch it later and discover something.  I have had the opportunity to watch Friday Night Lights the series and I want to pass it on.  This is a series which seems to capture a lot of different things.   I liked season one but season two has added an extra element of having a teen christian and has shown some things on TV that I didn’t know they would.  It has been great watching it. The interaction between the coach and how he deals with things is an example of being a christian man.  The show is catching and one that I would suggest everyone watch.  I picked up my copy from the library. It is well worth the watch.

A Fresh Start

January 2, 2010 at 9:38 am | In Lynda's Letters | Leave a Comment
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RickWarren

Each new day,new wk,new yr,& new decade remind us that God loves to give fresh starts. “He makes all things new” Rev.21:5

Prayer for the New Year

January 2, 2010 at 9:32 am | In 1, Lynda's Letters | Leave a Comment
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“Another year is dawning;dear Father let it be, In working or in waiting, another year wiith thee” -Havergal 1856

New Year Resolution

January 1, 2010 at 5:51 pm | In 1, Lynda's Letters | Leave a Comment
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Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~Benjamin Franklin

Merry CHRISTmas!

December 24, 2009 at 3:46 pm | In 1, Lynda's Letters | Leave a Comment
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All of us would like to wish all of you a merry, blessed Christmas.  As we exchange gifts with friends and loved ones, let’s take a moment to think about the biggest, best gift ever given–our Lord Jesus Christ and His salvation.  May we each return to Him the biggest and best gift we can offer him–our faith and love.

Singles 40+ Directional Team

Christmas Gift Suggestions

December 24, 2009 at 3:40 pm | In 1, Lynda's Letters | Leave a Comment
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“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.” -Oren Arnold. None of these are found at Wal-Mart thank goodness :)

December 20, 2009 at 1:39 pm | In Lynda's Letters | Leave a Comment
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O my Saviour,

Help me.

I am so slow to learn, so prone to forget, so weak to climb;

I am in the foothills when I should be on the heights;

I am pained by my graceless heart,

my prayerless days,

my poverty of love,

my sloth in the heavenly race,

my sullied conscience,

my wasted hours,

my unspent opportunities.
——————-

Give me increase and progress in grace so that there may be

more decision in my character,

more vigour in my purposes,

more elevation in my life,

more fervour in my devotion,

more constancy in my zeal.

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As I have a position in the world,

keep me from making the world my position;

May I never seek in the creature

what can be found only in the creator;

Let not faith cease from seeking thee until it vanishes into sight.


(A Disciple’s Renewal, puritan prayer)

Where does God Want to Lead Us?

December 18, 2009 at 2:08 pm | In Sam's Snippets | 1 Comment
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Where does God want to Lead us?

God decides what it is that he wants to give us and where he wants us to go.  He looked at his people, the Israelites and heard their cries and recruited Moses to lead them to the Promised land.  It was God who made the plan.  It was God who decided when and what was going to happen and he made it happen.  It is not our will but his in what will happen in our lives if we have a relationship with him. It is not our will in what ministry succeeds or diminishes, where it goes or what it accomplishes. If it is our will, then it is what we want to do and it should not be what we do but what is his will to be done.

We look at things around us and make decisions that this is the path and this is the goal.  Is it?  Is it our goal or is it his will that things happen?  We need to be in prayer and fellowship with others so that we know we are following his guidance and not our hopes, needs or dreams.  If it is from us, it is not built on solid ground.    God makes things happen that we would not be able to.  He moves back the sea so that we may walk across on dry land.  If it is from him, others will see and be moved by its majesty.

The question is, does he want the singles ministry to be something and if so, what does he want it to be?  What are his plans for each of us and what is his plan for the ministry if there is one.  What is he saying to each of us as we move to a deeper relationship with him.

It cannot be our will or what we want.  We spend a lot of time in our lives trying to control the things around us and make things happen.  Giving up this control to Him is the first measure of understanding his will.  Letting him lead us and guide us will give us ultimate of thrill ride as we walk down the middle of the sea on dry land, see the burning bush and hear him guide us on the journey.

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