Praise the Lord for a very incredible weekend He gave us! Thank you for praying for us. Praise the Lord for all those who were able to participate in it. The Lord met us in so many ways. The Lord used Kelly, our young and beautiful friend from Memphis, Tennessee, to stir our hearts and to provoke our lives to love Jesus in a deeper way and to have a closer walk with him. Every time we met it appeared that the Lord Jesus met us where we were at that particular time. So many people were prayed for . So many gave their lives to Jesus for the first time. So many recommitted their lives to Jesus. I recommitted my life to Jesus to glorify Him in my life and to enjoy Him for ever. I praise the Lord for all of our people who labored with great love throughout the weekend . They prepared 22 turkeys for the big Thanksgiving banquet Saturday evening under the leadership of the Chef Lou Pasquel and the the able team . There were over 30 home made pies and hundreds homemade rolls . It was a super Thanksgiving- over 260 people were served. There was still an over abundance left to serve more people this Tuesday evening and the Wednesday evening. The Smith Boys prepared the Sunday Buffet after the Morning worship and it was a great blessing with amazing food. We had a group of women prepare and serve a special breakfast Saturday Morning. We praise the Jesus the Lord of the banquet. He is the Host at every meal. We are His honored guests at every meal.
Some one said as a general rule women live longer than men. The reason being that women have more friends than men.We all need friends, but few understand the basics about forming quality friendships. A true friend is someone with whom we enjoy mutual affection, interests and respect. The best friends are those who are helpers in times of trouble. Those who are our advocates when we find ourselves in need are the kind of friends that are worth their weight in gold. Solomon once wrote, "A brother is born for times of adversity, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother - that is God our closest companion."
By friendship you mean the greatest love, the greatest usefulness, the most open communication, the noblest sufferings, the severest truth, the heartiest counsel, and the greatest union of minds of which brave men and women are capable.
Jesus said, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I have called you friend for everything I have learned from my Father I have made known to you." Christ’s friendship gives us everlasting love, direction and revelation of His will for our life. Friendships are enhanced when we shared mutual goals, values and power. Jesus knew that the best kinds of friendships would come from an intimate relationship with Him. Nothing comes close to the satisfaction we get when we are in close communication with the Lord Jesus.
One of my favourite hymns is "There’s not a friend like the humble Jesus. No not one. No not one. None else can heal all our souls diseases. No not one. No not one. Jesus knows all about our struggles. He will guide till the day is done. There’s not a friend like the humble Jesus. No not one. No not one." A British publication once offered a prize for the best definition of a friend. Among the thousands of answers received were the following:
"One who multiplies joys, divides grief, and whose honesty is inviolable."
"One who understands our silence."
"A volume of sympathy bound in cloth."
"A watch that beats true for all time and never runs down."
The winning definition read: "A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out."
Friendship provides the relationships that bring about 90% of the people into the family of God. Consistently, statistics tell us that about 90% of the people who become Christians do so through a friend or a family member. Friendship evangelism provides a warm relationship where people are able to feel the affection of a loving Christian before they are presented with the hard truths of the gospel.
May the Lord help us to be kind to all, friendly, and willing to serve those around us by extending a helping hand. The Lord befriended many as a way of demonstrating the love that gives even when others misunderstand, ignore or criticize the giver.
In Christ,
Brown
One of the special blessings that we have this week is to spend lots of time with our two grand children who are visiting us from Boston.
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