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Welcome to the Abba’s Heart eBeat, the monthly eNews from Abba’s Heart Ministries. Read on to be informed and inspired about what God is doing!
Note from Sandi
Our hands our very full right now with all that is upon us, but are hearts are light as we think of your prayers, love and support; thanks for that.
Donny Update
www.abbasheart.com/donnyupdate2.asp
Congratulations!
On November 4, Sandi and Martin will celebrate 30 years of marriage!
Remember to Vote!
This is an important election for the values we care about. Be sure to register, get informed, and most of all, exercise your right to vote!
If you are thinking about not voting, click here and read the article.
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph
is for good men to do nothing."
Edmund Burke
The New Building is Coming Along!
We are hard at work on the construction. We continue to need your help prayerfully and financially.
www.abbasheart.com/donationlist.asp
http://www.abbasheart.com/newbuilding.asp
Counselor Training
We have a group of 13 adults enrolled in an extensive 15-week accredited counseling course. They will be trained to help in many situations as the Lord brings the lost and hurting to our doors. Keep them in your prayers through the end of November.
Spiritual Body Builders
Your chapters for October have been Galatians 6 and Ephesians 1-4. The first Monday in November, start reading Ephesians 5-6 and Nahum. If you would like to be a Spiritual Body Builder, contact our office for a brochure with instructions, or download it by going to the link below. Recordings of many of the discussions are available in the Audio/Video Media System.
www.theRevivalCenter.info
www.abbasheart.com/avms.asp
Ministry Opportunities
November 14-16 - Queen Camp
(Registration is full, though if you want to come, check with Dora to see if there have been any cancellations.)
Revival Center Ministry Schedule in California
Sundays Worship Service at the Revival Center, Clovis, CA 11:00 am
Mondays God's Stewards Class 5:00 pm
Covenant Class 7:00 pm
Tuesdays Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm
Wednesdays Bible Study and Communion 7:00 pm
(Staff meeting from 6:00 to 7:00 pm)
Fridays Miracle Crusade @ Revival Center 7:00 pm
Every Other Saturday The Journey Men's Bible Study 8:00 am
See the calendar >> for monthly activities and more.
To see photos from recent events visit www.theRevivalCenter.info and find the albums on the left navigation.
Responding Like Grasshoppers
Excerpted from FamilyLife President Dennis Rainey’s weekly Marriage Memo
Last week (when Wall Street was tumbling) my mind flashed back 40 years to the first time I walked into the office of Dr. Bill Bright, who founded Campus Crusade for Christ. As I looked on his desk and walls, I was fascinated to see what he valued. Of course, there were pictures of his wife and family, awards he'd received, and mementos from around the world. But on his desk there was an engraved brass plate with the most unusual phrase I've ever seen in an executive office:
“I'm no grasshopper.”
I asked what it meant. Bill chuckled and started telling me the Old Testament story about the Israelites returning to their homeland after centuries of slavery in Egypt. Their leader, Moses, sent a dozen spies into the land of Canaan. This land was inhabited by others but God said He would give it to the Israelites.
Ten of the twelve came back reporting that it was impossible for the Israelites to conquer the land. “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us,” they said. “We became like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight” (Numbers 13:31, 33).
Only two of the spies, Caleb and Joshua, said the land could be taken. Joshua said there would be nothing to fear because his trust was in the Lord. But the people would not listen. As a result, the Israelites did not attempt to conquer the land God said He was giving them, and they spent 40 years wandering around in the wilderness because of unbelief.
After recounting this story, Bill turned to me and said, “Dennis, when I arrive in heaven, I don't want my life here on earth to have been characterized by viewing myself as a grasshopper. My God is so big, I want to expect and believe Him for great things.”
This financial crisis leaves us with the same choice. Will we respond to bad news like grasshoppers, or will we respond with trust in our God, who is in control of our fate today just as He was in the days of Moses and Joshua?
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