Tuesday, October 30

We had a full table today!

My Giving Begins In The Local Church was the lesson.

1 Corinthians 16:1
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

Galations 6:10
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Malachi 3:8-10
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall be not room enough to receive it.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

We continued in our Directions book on Lesson 11 Day Three: My Giving Is An Integral Part Of My Spiritual Growth.

Several prayer requests and praise reports:

Anthony's daughter has arrived healthy, beautiful and full of grace!

Wendy, Carol's friends daughter, is finishing chemo. 

Kayden, the baby who had the heart transplant is doing wonderfully! 

Angel, the little boy we've been praying for is doing so well. Prayers are requested for his continued healing and protection. 

Cheryl, we were asked to offer prayers for her eyes to be opened. She isn't currently a believer and she is in stage 4 of liver cancer. 

Renee's parents are still overseas on vacation for their 40th anniversary and she is asking for prayers of protection.  

Beth is asking for prayers for her Uncle Kenny who had a heart transplant and is fighting for his health. Another person is fighting depression and her friend is battling brain cancer. We pray for God's grace in all of their lives.

Another person has asked for prayer for her son while he adjusts to a new daycare. She offered thanks that she has found Christian daycare.

Please remember Cari in your prayers.

Remember to pray for our country and the upcoming election and for our leaders.

John offered a wonderful prayer thanking God for the opportunity to offer our prayers.

We are a blessed group. Thank you God.

Phil Partee

Please pray for Phil and his family.

His wife died while giving birth to their baby Friday night.

Phil is the best coach. He spent three nights a week, and most of his Saturdays, motivating and teaching the boys.

He's going to need all the love, strength and comfort we can send his way.

This is what the football assocation wrote on their website:

We have some very sad news within the BSAA family. Phil Partee, assistant on the 2nd grade Silverbacks, lost his wife this past weekend. Dawn Partee, who was 33 years old and 8 months pregnant, went to Centerpointe Hospital last Friday evening. They did a heart cath and the tests confirmed she had 2 blocked arteries that were 90%. They did an emergency c-section to get the baby out because he was losing oxygen. Once they got him out they did emergency open heart surgery. Unfortunately, Dawn did not survive. Zaylen Nyphre Partee did survive and I'm sure Phil and Big brother Teyler, who plays on the Silverbacks, will be so appreciative knowing they can count on the support from his family and close friends as well as extended families like BSAA. I know Phil just a little but just by talking to Damon Dombrowski and others who know him well it's obvious Phil is an awesome husband, father and coach. Our thoughts and prayers along with our hearts go out to him and his entire family.

Here is what we will be doing to help Phil, Teyler and Zaylen.

They are registered at Babys R Us under PARTEE.

The Silverbacks (Damon Dombrowski--Head Coach) will have a tent set out at the fields this weekend to collect items like diapers, clothes, wipes, shampoo, lotion, gift cards, etc. They will also be collecting monetary donations as well. If each player could give just $5 we would have over $5,000 to help this family just from our teams/players. If you can go $10 or $20 per player then that would be even better. BSAA will be making a monetary donation as well. Every Head Coach in our league is getting this so even if you are not playing this weekend please get this information out to your Team's parents. There is no monetary value that can be put on this tragedy when someone so young unexpectedly loses their life but as we all know life is real and tomorrow must go on for Phil and his family.

Chonda Pierce

http://museconcerts.com/live-love-laugh-11312/

Is anyone interested in seeing a funny lady? Chonda Pierce will be here Nov. 3rd.

Handel's Messiah

Would anyone be interested in enjoying Handel's Messiah at the Kauffman Center?

I think it would be great to go as a group and be surrounded by this music, and that space, worshipping our God together.

newest Bible study member

“From the fullness of grace we have received one blessing after another” -  John 1:16

“Every good and perfect gift is from above.” – James 1:17

“We prayed for this child and the Lord has granted us what we asked of Him.”  – I Samuel 1:27

“I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.” – Psalm 92:4

giving

Bible study today we continued to talk about giving as worship.

When I got back to my desk and opened up Facebook I saw this and had to share:

blessed assurance

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever--the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.' John 14: 16-21

church and politics

Chip Ingram with Living on the Edge posted this video and I really wanted to share.

http://livingontheedge.org/coffeebreak#ooid=5lY3UwNjqf6UdOt0ByFHMrGVHm13zio7

The motto at Living on the Edge is 'helping Christians live like Christians'

:)

Tuesday, October 2

Bible study and a baby shower! Two great things over one lunch time.

Soon we'll have a new baby in our family. We can't wait!

We shared our presents, and our food, and Anthony and his wife, Briana, were wonderful and shared  verses from the bible concerning children. There are so many!!

Psalm 139:13 ~ For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

blogging

Just saw this article about blogging and I want us to keep it close: http://thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/the_bible_for_bloggers