Family Time

MAKING JESUS CENTRAL IN FAMILY LIFE

Many women ask the question, "how do I keep Jesus at the center?" This particularly becomes an issue amidst the business of life: school (whether public, private, or at home, it's all busy), sports, family commitments, extracurricular events, church activities, last-minute projects, jobs, and of course, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

I want to share with you some simple ways that I try to do this in our home. Though I'm not a mother of ten, or a woman with adult children, I still hope that by sharing these things, I might help encourage another mother who, like me, wants to keep Jesus at the center of family life.

YOUR PERSONAL QUIET TIME
If I don't make this a priority now, why should my kids listen to me in 5 or 10 years when I'm encouragingthem to have a quiet time? They need to see, day in, day out, my dependence on the holy word of God. By no means am I legalistic about this, but I try to use the FIRST discretionary time I have each day for time with the Lord. I want my kids to see how important my relationship with Christ is, and so, they often get told to "hang on and find something to do for a few minutes" while I wrap up my time with God. They see me treasuring His word, and they see me in prayer. Sometimes they join in, or want to get their Bibles and sit up next to me on the couch. I don't heap guilt on myself if I don't always accomplish it, but I do try to use the first "free" time in the day to spend time studying the Word.

SOME IDEAS FOR A TIME FOR THIS:
If you have kids or are at home: before the kids wake up, while the kids eat breakfast (take yours to the couch if you can, while they eat), while nursing the baby, while they watch a video, when they first lay down for naps/afternoon quiet time, when they are playing, while they have a reading time.
If you work or have daytime commitments: Before you hit the job, while eating your breakfast, while blowdrying your hair (I'm not kidding- if you have long hair like I used to, you know what I'm talking about-- it takes at least 10 minutes!), on your lunch break, or before you turn on the news when you get home.

These are all good times to "build in" a routine of giving God the first free part of your day (even if that's a different time every day).

Jesus is not going to be at the center of our family life if He's not at the center, the critical center, of my own life. As wives and mothers, we "set the scene" for family life. Our mood often dictates the mood of the home: whether angry or accepting, fault-finding or forgiving, guilt-dispensing or grace-giving, our family feeds off of our cues. We must be centered on Christ, depending DAILY on the Word, or our life and ultimately our family's life will suffer.

If this isn't an area of consistency in your life, don't feel like you have to commit to two hours a day of focused study. Just ask God to give you ___ focused minutes tomorrow morning. Set a goal that's reasonable for you. For example:

"Lord, help me to spend 15 minutes with You (10 minutes reading and 5 minutes in prayer for my family) by 3pm tomorrow afternoon."

-OR-

"Lord, help me read through one chapter of Philippians by lunchtime."

Whatever you do, don't set yourself up for defeat by starting out with huge goals but burning out quickly. Make reachable, reasonable goals, and then carry them out. Ask God to give you a desire for the Word, and to help you to make this time with Him a priority every day. Let me encourage you to take this first step in making your home a Jesus-centered home.

May God use this time in your life to change your family life for His glory.

A word of encouragement

I encourage you to filter everything through Scripture, just as the Bereans did in Acts 17:11:

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"...the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth."

Call Schedule Calender for February 2010

Women of WOW

a. February 1, 12, 15, 26

b. Topics of discussion:

i. Single Moms

ii. Widow

iii. Grandfathers

iv. Fiance

v. Elderly

vi. Divorcee

Men of WOW

a. February 5, 8, 19, 22

b. Topics of discussion:

i. Single Dads

ii. Widower

iii. Grandfathers

iv. Fiance

v. Elderly

vi. Divorcee

Thursday Night Calls:

a. Feb. 4 – Marriage Night

b. Feb 11 - Prayer

c. Feb 18 - Praise & Worship

d. Feb. 25 - Youth Call

Saturday Calls:

Third Saturday: Guest Speakers Feb 20, 2010

Fourth Saturday: Musical Interpretation Feb 27, 2010

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Author: Jr. Avery T. Willis

MasterLife 1: The Disciple's Cross helps you experience life in Christ through practicing these six biblical disciplines: spending time with the Master, living in the Word, praying in faith, fellowshipping with believers, witnessing to the world, and ministering to others.

GOD'S PROMISES

Here are some of the promises the Bible tells us are for those who put their trust in God :

1. Christ accepts us : Revelation 3:20; John 6:37
2. God gives eternal life : John 5:24; John 10:28
3. God forgives us : 1 John 1:7-9; Isaiah 1:18
4. God is faithful to us : Joshua 1:9; Isaiah 41:10
5. God comforts us : Psalm 23
6. Christ is always with us : Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5,6
7. God protects us from harm : Psalm 91; Psalm 121
8. God gives us courage : Hebrews 13:5,6; Ephesians 6:10-18
9. God gives us wisdom : James 1:5
10. God gives us the strength to refuse temptation : 1 Corinthians 10:6-13; James 1:12-16
11. God answers prayer : John 15:7
12. God gives peace of mind : Philippians 4:6,7
13. God guides us : Psalm 32:8,9 --- --- (thanx to Carol Semmelman)
14. God relieves us from suffering : 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
15. God gives us rest : Matthew 11:28,29

Honest People Are Blessed

Psalm 112

Honest People Are Blessed

¹ Praise the Lord!
Happy are those who respect the Lord,
who want what he commands.
² Their descendants will be powerful in the land;
the children of honest people will be blessed.
³ Their houses will be full of wealth and riches,
and their goodness will continue forever.
⁴ A light shines in the dark for honest people,
for those who are merciful and kind and good.
⁵ It is good to be merciful and generous.
Those who are fair in their business
⁶ will never be defeated.
Good people will always be remembered.
⁷ They won't be afraid of bad news;
their hearts are steady because they trust the Lord.
⁸ They are confident and will not be afraid;
they will look down on their enemies.
⁹ They give freely to the poor.
The things they do are right and will continue forever.
They will be given great honor.
¹⁰ The wicked will see this and become angry;
they will grind their teeth in anger and then disappear.
The wishes of the wicked will come to nothing.

Thoughts.....

Broke Is not Broken

Being broke is not the same as being broken, losing money is not the same as being lost, and finding your balance is not something you can do on a balance sheet.

Having Less Doesn’t Mean You Are Less

Don’t confuse having less with being less, having more with being more, or what you have with who you are.

Savor Life and Slow Down

When you’re in a hurry, go slowly. The faster you go in life the sooner it is a blur.

Prayer Creates a New Path

Prayer creates a path where there is none and turns your stumbling blocks into building blocks.

Courage Is not Absence of Fear

Put your faith, and not your fears, in charge. Courage isn’t the absence of fears but how you wrestle with them.

Embrace the Future

If you’re busy hugging the past, you can’t embrace the future. Don’t let the past kidnap your future.

Change Is the Only Constant

This too shall pass. Change is the only constant. In order to take a breath, you must release your breath.

Make a Difference

Do what you can, but never forget that letting go is very different from giving up. Of all the things you can make in life, remember you make all the difference in your life.

Embrace Happiness

Tough times don’t require you to be tough on yourself. Find the courage to embrace happiness.

You Are Great

Things don’t have to be good for you to be great.

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SIGNS OF PRIDE

1. Insecurity. Research reveals clergy as one of the most insecure of all professional groups. Insecurity is the root of many unhealthy and ungodly behaviors. It provokes us to want the lavish praise and attention of others too much. Much of pride is motivated out of one’s unmet need for self-worth. Finding one’s identity and security in Christ is a must to avoid pride.

2. The need to be right. Ever encounter someone who has a hard time being wrong? This is a symptom of pride. The need to be right prevents one from appropriately evaluating issues as well as themselves (Galatians 6:3). A person who needs to be right has an exalted investment in himself or herself and thinks that he/she knows better than others. In religious circles, the need to be right is frequently manifested through always saying ‘God told me’ or ‘God showed me’.

3. Being argumentative. Individuals, who argue their point of view, especially to those in authority over them, are allowing pride to get the best of them. At the root of their argument is a belief that they are right and the other is wrong and that their will should prevail. It is appropriate to advocate for a point of view or position but not to do so in such a manner that you are more invested in your opinion than in arriving at a mutual understanding.

4. More invested in being heard than in hearing. When someone develops a pattern of needing others to listen to them rather than first hearing others, pride is motivating the need. The need to be heard is common among clergy who are insecure. Oftentimes, the individual does not feel loved or valued unless people "hear them out." In truth, this is often just an expression of insecurity and pride.

5. Anger. Anger is a self-justifying emotion. This means that the nature of anger is to prompt us to justify our position and blame another for the wrongdoing. Justification of self leads to denial of our own complicity or wrongdoing. The scripture warns that the "anger of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God." (James 1:20). An individual who is angry a lot is suffering from pride.

6. Irritability and impatience. Even though I am a counselor, it was only recently that I learned that the root of impatience in my life is anger and therefore pride. When we are unable to be patient with another and are irritated, it demonstrates a haughty view of self. We feel that our views, time or needs are more important than the other persons. This again is more an indication of our pride than someone else’s slow movement or imperfection.

7. Lack of submissive attitude. Submission is the voluntary placement of oneself under the influence, control or authority of another. When an individual pledges their submission to you or another, yet is critical or argumentative of that authority, then pride is the hidden issue. The test of humility and submission is being able to say ‘yes’, maintain a positive attitude and trust God, especially when the decision of your authority goes against your grain or better judgment.

8. Not easily corrected. Ever work or live with someone who won’t receive any negative or corrective feedback? This too is pride. Before he died, a pastor in the East Valley was noted for being easily entreated and able to receive corrective feedback from others. He would thank the person for the negative feedback and commit to pray about it, seek counsel and get back to the person with what conclusions he came to. He was a role model for many of us.

9. Receiving correction but not changing. I worked with a man who often would receive my correction and say thank you for the feedback, but would never change. This too is a form of pride. The individual was placating me and people-pleasing me, telling me what I wanted to hear but not really taking the feedback to heart. His insecurity and fear prevented him from truly changing.

10. Needing others to take your advice. Counselors, such as myself, easily fall into the trap of having to have others take their advice. Advice should always be offered without strings attached. If you find yourself resenting the fact that your advice is not followed, look deeper at the motivating issues in your life.

11. Needing to proclaim your title or degrees. A good friend of mine requires everyone to call him ‘pastor’, saying that he has deservedly earned the title. Demanding that others call you ‘doctor’ or ‘pastor’ or ‘bishop’ is usually a way of making you ‘one up’ and them ‘one down’. Once again, pride is fueling the requirement.

12. Being stubborn. Webster’s dictionary defines stubbornness as "unduly determined to exert one’s own will, not easily persuaded and difficult to handle or work, resistant." The root issue of stubbornness is willfulness, which is ‘I want what I want when I want it’. Another name for pride.

13. Comparisons and competition. 2 Corinthians 10:12 makes it clear that comparing oneself with others is unwise. Comparison is a form of competition. It is often overt. For example, emphasizing the size of one’s church, the number of converts, etc. However, it can also be the subtle sin of heart that inwardly grieves when another is more successful or rejoices when another pastor’s ministry enters hard times. The motive of heart is pride.

How Much Free Will Do You Really Have in Life?

There is an overwhelming amount of self-help books on the market; hundreds of success seminars exist and still, every year, our society continues to experience more and more problems. This is certainly the case when you look at recent statistics on divorce, health and money related issues, the last one topping the list.If you have free will why would you decide to lose your job, undergo a bankruptcy, have an accident or create any other negative circumstances?There must be something here that is missing . . .Some people claim that they control everything in their lives by free will. There are others that believe that free will does not exist, as everything is predetermined by God or some form of higher power. What Do You Believe?If you observe how people govern — or fail to govern — their lives, it turns out that we all register on various points along the scale, starting with free will and self-determination on one end and ranging to no free will and ruled by God or some other higher power on the other end.Everybody claims to know his or her own place on the free will continuum. This is really interesting as it demonstrates somehow that either most of us simply don't know how much free will we exercise, or that there is simply no basic rule applicable.Exercising free will means that your decision is not based on any circumstances or influences from the past or future. Nor is your free will based on moral issues — and absolutely not on personal preferences.When you closely examine your decisions you will soon see that they are indeed based mostly on existing facts and personal preferences. So how much free will do you really exercise?What if you follow your intuition or go with your gut feeling? Are these based on free will? Where does intuition come from? Where does your gut feeling come from? You can see that the limits of free blur rather quickly when compared to most non-rational processes.Your level of free will is determined by the state of your consciousness.When you base a decision on intuition, you are really exercising free will because you are giving a certain higher level or your consciousness the power to rule. Intuition is free from any indoctrination brought about by pat forms of beliefs and concepts.That's why success in life has a lot to do with your spiritual path. True success is far beyond what most of society focuses on. Don't let yourself be pushed into a box by shortsighted claims that money and beauty are all there are to success. Success in your life is not dependent on how much money you have, where you live or if you are in a relationship.Success is not feeling happy; it is feeling happy about who you are. Creating Goals Beyond YourselfMost people start out creating their goals on a physical level — that's fine, we all do. However, to get further into the power of manifesting you want to learn what is beyond what you call 'That's Me'.‘That's Me’ is just an assortment of beliefs and experiences that you have collected over time. Compared to who you truly are, it is merely the tip of the iceberg.To expand your level of control you need to step aside of your usual cause-and-effect thinking. Pay more attention to coincidences. Allow yourself to make spontaneous decisions. Connect and listen to your heart and follow its guidance when it comes to life decisions. Simplify how you live and reduce stress as much as possible. Stress is the biggest challenge in allowing your being to reach a higher potential of awareness. Manifesting with Higher PurposeWhen setting up your intentions and dreams, try to get to the point of what you really want, and not what you think you need. Think about what would be the highest purpose you could fulfill in your lifetime. Imagine — beyond anything that you may think is possible! When you start doing this, magic happens in your life!

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Count Your Blessings

A Blessing of Grace
Today, may you go in the grace and peace and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. May the grace he has given you be the grace that you share with others.

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing.”
—Galatians 2:20-21, NIV

Question: "What are the four spiritual laws?"

Answer: The Four Spiritual Laws are a way of sharing the good news of the salvation that is available through faith in Jesus Christ. It is a simple way of organizing the important information in the Gospel into four points.

The first of the Four Spiritual Laws is, "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." John 3:16 tells us, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 10:10 gives us the reason that Jesus came, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." What is blocking us from God's love? What is preventing us from having an abundant life?


The second of the Four Spiritual Laws is, "Humanity is tainted by sin and is therefore separated from God. As a result, we cannot know God's wonderful plan for our lives." Romans 3:23 affirms this information, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 6:23 gives us the consequences of sin, "the wages of sin is death." God created us to have fellowship with Him. However, humanity brought sin into the world, and is therefore separated from God. We have ruined the relationship with Him that God intended us to have. What is the solution?

The third of the Four Spiritual Laws is, "Jesus Christ is God's only provision for our sin. Through Jesus Christ, we can have our sins forgiven and restore a right relationship with God." Romans 5:8 tells us, "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 informs us of what we need to know and believe in order to be saved, "...that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures..." Jesus Himself declares that He is the only way of salvation in John 14:6, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." How can I receive this wonderful gift of salvation?

The Fourth of the Four Spiritual Laws is, "We must place our faith in Jesus Christ as Savior in order to receive the gift of salvation and know God's wonderful plan for our lives." John 1:12 describes this for us, "Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God." Acts 16:31 says it very clearly, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved!" We can be saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9).
If you want to trust in Jesus Christ as your Savior, say the following words to God. Saying these words will not save you, but trusting in Christ will! This prayer is simply a way to express to God your faith in Him and thank Him for providing for your salvation. "God, I know that I have sinned against you and deserve punishment. But Jesus Christ took the punishment that I deserve so that through faith in Him I could be forgiven. I place my trust in You for salvation. Thank You for Your wonderful grace and forgiveness - the gift of eternal life! Amen!"

Something to check out!!

Daily Rules from God for 2009

1. Wake Up!! Decide to have a good day. 'Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. 'Psalms 118:24

2. Dress Up!!The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. 'The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord looks at the heart.' I Samuel 16:7

3. Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking. 'He who guards his lips guards his soul.' Proverbs 13:3

4. Stand Up!!... For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything... 'Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good...'Galatians 6:9-10

5. Look Up!!.... To the Lord. 'I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me. 'Philippians 4:13

6. Reach Up!!... For something higher. 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, And He will direct your path.' Proverbs 3:5-6

7. Lift Up!!... Your Prayers. 'Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING.'Phillippians 4:6

Remember: God answers Knee-Mail.

They need your help! They need your support! They need your Love!

The Kenya Family Foundation

Our hearts were touched as we learned of a family from Kenya that needed our help and support. As of today only part of the family has been able to come to the USA. They have seven children. One was born here in the USA two years ago. Their other 6 children ranging from the ages of 12-23 are still in Kenya, four are awaiting for their parents to receive their green cards as this will allow them to be able to join them in the USA. However, the oldest two of the seven are not as fortunate. They must be enrolled

in school in order for them to be able to come over to the USA. To be enrolled in school they will need $2000.00 per child. The school in Kenya is willing to allow us to send $1000.00 per child to start school. That’s $2000.00 we need immediately. If the children are not in school by the time the green card is received they will not be able to come to the USA with the rest of the family. They will be left behind. This is a cry out to every church, every business, every individual to help in our efforts to make sure that all the children will be able to come to the USA to reunite with their parents. Please help us by coming out to Gates of Heaven C.O.G.I.C at 112 Beech Street Suffolk, VA 23434 on August 17 &18 2009 at 6:00 pm to bring your love offerings. We are asking each and every family to donate $100.00 to help these servants of God and their family. They will be present so that you can meet them ,& pray with them. This is a great assignment! Let us unite for this one cause and save a family. Will you join us? We can not do it alone, but with your help we can do all things through Christ! If you are unable to attend either night, we ask that you mail your gift to: Gates Of Heaven P.O. Box 3436 Suffolk, Virginia 23439. Please make all checks or money orders payable to Gates Of Heaven.

Please contact: Missionary Diana Joe at (757) 613-1822 or Pastor Silver at (757) 539-6373 for further information. Thank you in advance

Prayer: Jump Start Your Prayer Life

Many Christians believe in prayer, but need a jump start. Here are seven ways you can jump start your prayer life in order to grow a more intimate relationship between you and God. Select a couple of them to implement in your life starting this week.

Set aside a time and place for daily prayer. This is the single most important thing you can do. When we establish a regular routine for prayer, we will make sure that our prayer life is not just 'on the run', or when our backs are up against the wall, or when our buildings are being brought down by terrorists.

Begin your prayer times by slowing down and quieting down. When we come to prayer agitated and stressed, it is especially difficult to hear God's voice and to sense God's presence. Spending a quiet minute or two focusing and breathing deeply can help quiet our minds and spirits and make two-way prayer more probable. Allow for some silence in your life. This silence doesn't have to be long. It can be as short as 30 or 60 seconds to begin with and then gradually extend it to longer times as you get more comfortable with silence and waiting and listening for God.

Have a prayer conversation with God. Simply begin a conversation with God, like you might with a good friend. It could go something like this:
Good Morning, Lord. It's Glen.

This is my situation.

This is how I am feeling.

This is how I need your help.

What should I do?

Silence.

I am concerned about these people....

Because....What should I do?Silence.

Lord, guide me in...

Thanks, Lord for listening.

I am counting on you.

Pray the Bible. Take a few moments to read something from the Bible and direct attention toward God. Use a Bible passage you are already familiar with to help you get started praying. Focus on the contents of the Scripture passage and allow it to steer your time spent in prayer. Slowly read a single verse or short passage two or three times. Pause for some silence in between each reading to allow God's word to sink deeply into your heart and mind. Record some of your favorite Bible verses in a notebook and pray with one or more of them when the need arises. All of Scripture does not speak equally to us. Pick out those verses that mean the most to you. Put yourself in the Biblical story and ask God what God might be saying to you about yourself, your life, your priorities, your relationships, your time, your money management -- you.

Write out your prayers. Name what is going on in your life. Sometimes simply by naming and articulating what we are thinking, feeling or experiencing - such as "I'm thinking about changing careers" or "I feel lonely" or "I feel hopeless about..." or "I am overwhelmed" can help us gain focus and reclaim a portion of the power our life experiences have drained from us. Writing it down , composing a short prayer and giving it to God can be an empowering ritual. Many people find keeping a prayer journal to be a helpful discipline.

Recall how God has helped you in the past. God told Israel over and over to "Remember how the Lord God brought you out of bondage in Egypt." It is as we remember the past saving acts of God that we gain greater trust in God's power and love. And so Jesus says "Eat the bread in memory of me." When we are caught up in our stress, pain or suffering, it is easy to forget how God has helped us in the past. The trials of life can cause us to lose perspective and weaken our sense of trust in God's caring presence. But as we remember how God has helped us in the past we can be filled with hope for today and tomorrow. "O God our help in ages past, our hope for years to come."

Develop a Prayer Rolodex. Put together a rolodex with names of them. Use either 7 or 30 cards. On each card put together a short list of people and then take one card each day and pray for the people on the list. A short list allows you to go deeper into prayer for each person and yet keeps several people in your prayers every day. If you use seven cards, you have one for each day of the week. If you use 30, you have one for each day of the month.

Are these 7 ways the only ways to pray? Of course not! They are simply some tools you can use to jump start or beef up your prayer life. Pick a couple of them to implement in your life starting this week. How you pray isn't important. What is important is that each of us prays every day.

Daily Scripture Titus 1 & 2

Do you truly love Christ?
Do yo look forward to his return?
What good "deeds" can you do today to serve and love others?

Titus 1
1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— 2a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, 3and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
4To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Titus' Task on Crete 5The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint[a] elders in every town, as I directed you. 6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. 7Since an overseer[b] is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. 8Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. 9He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
10For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group. 11They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons." 13This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith 14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth. 15To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. 16They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.


Titus 2
What Must Be Taught to Various Groups 1You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. 2Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
9Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.
11For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
15These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.

The Celebration of the Ordination

It was awesome !!! We are looking forward to posting the video up on the site! Look for it!

DEACON PERRY L AUSTIN ORDINATION

Praise the Lord!

We are please to announce that Deacon Perry L Austin is being ordained to Minister Perry L Austin on July 26, 2009! We pray that you may be able to attend the celebration for this will be one to remember as well as one to give GOD the PRAISE! It will be a 2 day event Saturday July 25th will be a BBQ in Suffolk and Sunday July 26th 2009 @ 3pm will be the service for the event!

Please mark your calenders and make your reservations! There are several hotels in the area but Days Inn is offering a good rate of $55 per night!

Please check out the link of hotels in the area http://book.virginia-hotels.org

Kingdom Life Ministry Events

Each Sunday
Sunday School at 11am
Morning Praise 11:30am

June 27th 2009 @4pm
Kingdom Praise and Worship
A Praise and Worship in Song service featuring various groups and choirs throughout the hampton roads area.

Admission is FREE! For more info email us info@kingdom-life.net

July 18th 2009 @ 12noon
Single and Saved Ministry Event
Open forum to discuss issues of our saved singles in an non-judgemental environment. You don't want to miss this event.
For more info regarding our single and saved ministry or this event email us at info@kingdom-life.net.