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Hands Up Ministry
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
THE ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
The Servant Team – Leaders:
Deidre Schilling, Delois Maddox, Karen Page,
Sandy Witherspoon, Paul Thompson, Stephanie Wilkes, and Jackie Hager
Emeritus Leaders
Tom Meadows, Roy Campbell, Ralph Brown,
Ruth Johnson and Richard Hatcher
The Twelve Disciples – Prayer Team
George
Foreman, Janet Taylor, Juanita Langley, Margie Jasper,
Denise Warren, Karen Page, Tom Meadows, Pam Barden,
Deedre Dickerson and Tee Williams
Love Fund Coordinator:
Karen Page
Newsletter Staff:
Tom Meadows
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The Servant Team: The Voice of God
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Scheduled Meetings
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Missions Minded: La Resolana
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Moments in Life |
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NASA and the Bible |
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Different Drug Problem |
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An Angel Wrote |
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Take My Son |
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PRAISE JESUS
The Newsletter
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BELIEVE ON JESUS
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FROM THE SERVANT TEAM:
PRAISE
the Lord!!
Pastor Jeremiah
"Singing In 2011 - God Has A Praise"
The Voice Of God
Genesis 3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the
garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves
from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 9
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art
thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was
afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who
told thee that thou wast naked?
How often do we hear the voice and become fearful instead of just
listening. Adam told God he was afraid because he was naked and God
said who told you that you were naked? How many times does a voice
come telling us things that make us afraid? But God asked the
question, “Who told you?” Man’s knowledge, what Adam knew made him
afraid. Who told you that you are sick? There is life and death in
the tongue. Speak life. Romans 4:17 - (As it is written, I have made
thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even
God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not
as though they were.
The enemy has a voice also. Psalms 55:3 - Because of the voice of
the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast
iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. John 8:44 - Ye are of
your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He
was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he
speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Elijah was running for his life from the death threat of Jezebel.
God provided safety and provision for Elijah on his journey to Horeb
the mount of God. There God spoke to Elijah.
1 Kings 19:11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before
the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong
wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the
LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an
earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: 12 And after the
earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the
fire a still small voice. 13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it,
that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in
the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto
him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
When you are running it is hard to listen and hear God when He
speaks. We get caught up in all the noise that surrounds us like the
wind, the earthquake and the fire but God is not in the noise of the
world. That still small voice is speaking. Can you hear it? Is it
calling you?
Isaiah heard it. Isaiah 6:8 - Also I heard the voice of the Lord,
saying, whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here
am I; send me. God wants to know who will go before He sends them
out. It is called obedience to the voice.
Exodus 19:5 - Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and
keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above
all people: for all the earth is mine:
Deuteronomy 28:2 - And all these blessings shall come on thee, and
overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy
God.
Who can hear this voice? John 10:27 - My sheep hear my voice, and I
know them, and they follow me: Galatians 1:16 - To reveal his Son in
me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I
conferred not with flesh and blood: When God speaks you do not have
to ask the opinion of man.
Christians want to hear the final voice.
Matthew 25:23 - Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things:
enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Revelation 21:3 - And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with
them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with
them, and be their God.
Revelation 12:10 - And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is
come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the
power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down,
which accused them before our God day and night.
Additional reading in Psalms 29.
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NASA & THE BIBLE
For all the scientists out there, and for all the students who have
a hard time convincing these people regarding the truth of the
Bible, here's something that shows God's awesome creation, and that
He is still in control.
Did you know that the space program is busy proving that what has
been called 'myth' in the Bible is true?
Mr. Harold Hill, President of the Curtis Engine Company in
Baltimore , Maryland , and a consultant in the space program,
relates the following development.
I think one of the most amazing things that God has done for us
today happened recently to our astronauts and space scientists at
Green Belt, Maryland .
They were checking out where the positions of the sun, moon, and
planets would be 100 years and 1,000 years from now. We have to know
this so we won't send up a satellite and have it bump into something
later on in its orbits.
We have to lay out the orbits in terms of the life of the satellite
and where the planets will be so the whole thing will not bog down..
They ran the computer measurement back and forth over the centuries,
and it came to a halt.. The computer stopped and put up a red
signal, which meant that there was something wrong with either the
information fed into it or with the results as compared to the
standards.
They called in the service department to check it out, and they
said, 'What's wrong?' Well, they found there is a day missing in
space in elapsed time.
They scratched their heads and tore their hair out. There was no
answer.
Finally a Christian man on the team said, 'You know, one time I was
in Sunday School, and they talked about the sun standing still.'
While they didn't believe him, they didn't have an answer either, so
they said, 'Show us, '
He got a Bible and went to the book of Joshua where they found a
pretty ridiculous statement for any one with 'common sense.'
There they found the Lord saying to Joshua,
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'Fear them not, I have delivered them into thy hand; there shall not
a man of them stand before Thee.'
Joshua was concerned because he was surrounded by the enemy! And if
darkness fell, they would overpower them. So Joshua asked the Lord
to make the sun stand still! That's right... 'The sun stood still
and the moon stayed and lasted not to go down about a whole day!'
(Joshua 10:12-13)
The astronauts and scientists said, There is the missing day! They
checked the computers going back into the time it was written and
found it was close but not close enough. The elapsed time that was
missing back in Joshua's day was 23 hours and 20 minutes. not a
whole day.
They read the Bible, and there it was about [approximately] a day.
These little words in the Bible are important, but they were still
in trouble because if you cannot account for 40 minutes, you'll
still be in trouble 1000 years from now.
Forty minutes had to be found because it can be multiplied many
times over in orbits. As the Christian employee thought about it, he
remembered somewhere in the Bible where it said the sun went
BACKWARDS.
The scientists told him he was out of his mind, but they got out the
Book and read these words in 2 Kings that told of the following
story: Hezekiah, on his death bed, was visited by the prophet Isaiah
who told him that he was not going to die. Hezekiah asked for a sign
as proof. Isaiah said 'Do you want the sun to go ahead 10 degrees?'
Hezekiah said, 'It is nothing for the sun to go ahead 10 degrees,
but let the shadow return backward 10 degrees.' Isaiah spoke to the
Lord, and the Lord brought the shadow ten degrees BACKWARD! Ten
degrees is exactly 40 minutes!'
Twenty-three hours and 20 minutes in Joshua, plus 40 minutes in
Second Kings make the missing day in the universe! Isn't it amazing?
References: Joshua 10:8 and 12,13 and 2 Kings 20:9-11.
Forward this to as many people who you believe would think this is
equally as cool.
If God could do this then; how much more can he do for us today. If
we only believe in his word.
Never be afraid to try something new.
All I have and all that I am is by the Grace of God!
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Different Drug Problem
Editor's note:
The following letter has appeared on the internet and was viewed by
many readers. Many felt it would be appropriated for the
readers of Avoyelles Parish.
The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a
Methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the
adjoining county and he asked me the rhetorical question, "Why
didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?
I replied, "I had a drug problem when I was young: I was drug to
church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for weddings
and funerals. I was drug to family reunions and community
socials no matter the weather.
I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults. I
was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a
lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect,
spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth
my best effort in everything that was asked of me.
I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap
if I uttered a profanity. I was drug out to pull weeds in
mom's garden and flower beds and cockleburs out of dad's fields.
I was drug to the homes of family, friends, and neighbors to help
out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the
clothesline, or chop some firewood and, if my mother had ever known
that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have
drug me back to the woodshed.
Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in
everything I do, say, or think. They are stronger than
cocaine, crack, or heroin; and if today's children had this kind of
drug problem America would be a better place."
God bless our parents who drugged us.
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An Angel
Wrote
To handle yourself, use your head;
To handle others, use your heart.
Remember that,
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
If someone betrays you once, it’s his fault;
If he betrays you twice, it’s yours.
Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
God gives every bird its food;
But he does not throw it into its nest.
He who loses money, loses much;
He who loses friends, loses more;
He who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful people are acts of nature;
But old people are works of art.
Learn from the mistakes of others;
You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
The tongue weighs practically nothing;
But so few people can hold it.
Many people will walk in and out of your life;
But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
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Take My Son
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They
had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They
would often sit together and admire the great works of art..
When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was
very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier.
The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.
About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at the
door. A young man stood at the door with a large package in his
hands..
He said, 'Sir, you don't know me, but I am the soldier for whom your
son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying
me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died
instantly... He often talked about you, and your love for art.' The
young man held out this package. 'I know this isn't much. I'm not
really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to
have this.'
The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted
by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had
captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was
so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He
thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture.. 'Oh,
no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It's a gift.'
The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors
came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before
he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.
The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of
his paintings. Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing
the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for
their collection.
On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded
his gavel. 'We will start the bidding with this picture of the son.
Who will bid for this picture?' There was silence... Then a voice
in the back of the room shouted, 'We want to see the famous
paintings. Skip this one.'
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But the auctioneer persisted. 'Will somebody bid for
this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?'
Another voice angrily. 'We didn't come to see this painting. We came
to see the Van Gogh's, the Rembrandts. Get on with the Real
bids!' But still the auctioneer continued. 'The son! The son! Who'll
take the son?'
Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room.
It was the longtime gardener of the man and his son. 'I'll give $10
for the painting...' Being a poor man, it was all he could afford.
'We have $10, who will bid $20?' Give it to him for $10. Let's see
the masters.' The crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the
picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy investments for
their collections. The auctioneer pounded the gavel.. 'Going once,
twice, SOLD for $10!'
A man sitting on the second row shouted, 'Now let's get on with the
collection!' The auctioneer laid down his gavel. 'I'm sorry, the
auction is over.'
'What about the paintings?' I am sorry. When I was called to conduct
this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in the will... I
was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the
painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting
would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings.
The man who took the son gets everything!'
God gave His son over 2,000 years ago to die on the Cross. Much like
the auctioneer, His message today is: 'The Son, the Son, who'll take
the Son?'
Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything!
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO
EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE...THAT'S LOVE
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