“Living For Jesus” is back by popular demand! Many have said, “Why don’t we have a Newsletter any more?” So we have decided to bring it back.
I have a better question for you. What is going to make “Living for Jesus Newsletter” work?
You need to take it and read it!
You can give it to friends to interest them in what we are doing.
You can write poems and articles for the newsletter. (I happen to know that several of you are very good poets!)
You can give questions to be answered in the Newsletter.
You can encourage those that write for the paper and give them your ideas.
You can donate pictures to be used in the paper.
We want this paper to inform you, encourage you and train you in living the life that God has called us to live.
What Do You Want To Become?
If you are still in school, you may be thinking about what University you want to attend and what area of study you will take. If you are studying in a University, you may be thinking that you will need to get another degree than the one you now have. If you have graduated and are working, you may be thinking, “Is this really what I want to do?”
If you choose to make the decision to become a child of God, the other decisions in life take on a different perspective. You learn to look at life through the eyes of Jesus – the famous saying, “What would Jesus Do?” Remember that Jesus would stay close to God every day. Jesus would think of others before He thinks of Himself. He would serve others always. He would love people even when they don’t deserve it. He would always be ready to forgive them, no matter how many times they hurt him.
So, what will you become in Jesus? …Dougchik
Finding Ways to Grow Through Trials
James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
We all face trials many times in our lives. Somone has said we will always either be coming out of trial, in a trial or getting ready to enter a trial! God isn’t interested as much in our happiness as He is in our Holiness! God want us to try all the time to become like Him! He is always there to help us through the trials we are facing in our lives. 2 Peter 2:9 says, “the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials.” Remember that this life is a life that prepares us to become like Jesus so that we can spend eternity with Him in Heaven!
For those of us that went to our Black Sea Bible Camp this year, we know that we had some real trials and struggles there. Did you grow from those experiences? Did you trust God through them and become more faithful and stronger in Christ? What good things happened while you were there? What did you learn? What do you need to learn from it? I am going to share some pictures with you from camp. Think about the good times we did have. Think about what we learned at camp through our Bible lessons. Think about how we can become better people, how we can become more Christ like through our 13 days at camp.
…Dougchik
James 1:2-4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
We all face trials many times in our lives. Somone has said we will always either be coming out of trial, in a trial or getting ready to enter a trial! God isn’t interested as much in our happiness as He is in our Holiness! God want us to try all the time to become like Him! He is always there to help us through the trials we are facing in our lives. 2 Peter 2:9 says, “the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials.” Remember that this life is a life that prepares us to become like Jesus so that we can spend eternity with Him in Heaven!
For those of us that went to our Black Sea Bible Camp this year, we know that we had some real trials and struggles there. Did you grow from those experiences? Did you trust God through them and become more faithful and stronger in Christ? What good things happened while you were there? What did you learn? What do you need to learn from it? I am going to share some pictures with you from camp. Think about the good times we did have. Think about what we learned at camp through our Bible lessons. Think about how we can become better people, how we can become more Christ like through our 13 days at camp.
…Dougchik
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