Brown's Daily Word 3/17/11

Good morning,
Praise the Lord for this new day. It is going to be one of the ten best days of March. The snow has almost melted away. While driving yesterday I noticed colorful patches of Crocuses blanketing the lawns. We can see grass waking up after a long winter slumber all around us. All the birds, the harbingers of spring, are back and they are praising the Lord of all creation. May we join the manifold witness all around us praising and worshipping the Lord, and best of all serving Him with our talents, time, and treasures so that others might Know the Savior and make a journey of the heart and mind to Him.
The Lord blessed us with very wonderful Wednesday evening gathering. The fellowship was sweet. The sharing and discussion were very lively and provocative. The Word of the Lord thrills our hearts and challenge our minds. In John 15 Jesus declares, “I am the Vine, you are the branches, apart from me you can do nothing.”
Paul discovered Jesus the Risen Lord as the true living Vine. He learned the secret of abiding in Him. He discovered the secret of living a victorious life in and through Jesus Christ our Lord. He proclaimed, “I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me.” Nothing is impossible with Jesus.
When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He’s so big we can never kill him." David looked at the same giant and though, "He’s so big I can’t miss." (Source Unknown)

"God honors radical, risk-taking faith.
When arks are built, lives are saved. When soldiers march, Jerichos tumble.
When staffs are raised, seas still open.
When meager resources are placed in the Holy Hands of Jesus with much love and sacrifice, thousands are fed.
And when a garment is touched -- whether by the hand of an anemic woman in Galilee or by the prayers of a beggar in Bangladesh -- Jesus stops.
He stops and responds." (Lucado, )
What can I do to be saved? I can take hold of the hand of Jesus.
A young orphaned boy had been taken to his grandmother’s house. The house caught fire one night. The grandmother tried to rescue the little boy, but was overcome by smoke and died in the disaster. As the fire blazed, a crowd gathered. They could hear the boy crying for help, but nobody could seem to find a way to reach him. Then, a stranger rushed out of the crowd and climbed a metal pipe that stretched past an upstairs window. the pipe was extremely hot, but the man ignored the pain. He went in, reach the boy and climbed with him back down the hot pipe to safety below.
A few weeks later, a public hearing was held to determine who should have custody of the boy. One by one each person spoke about how they could care for the boy. A farmer, then a teacher, then the town’s richest citizen suggested because of his great wealth he should have the boy. The judge then asked if anyone else had anything to say. Slowly, a man walked to the front of the room. As the man reached the front of the room, he slowly took his hands from his pockets and showed everyone present badly scarred hands.
Suddenly, the little boy cried out with surprise. He recognized his rescuer. The scars on his hands he had received from climbing the hot pipe. The boy fell into the open arms of the man who had saved him. One by one the crowd left, because those scarred hands said more than anything else anyone had to say.
We all can make fresh commitment today and sing: "Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of your love".
In Christ,
Brown

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Saturday evening worship service.
Location: First United Methodist Church. Endicott
53 McKinley Avenue, Endicott.
Sponsored by the Union Center United Methodist Church, 128, Maple Drive, Endicott


Saturday March 19, 2011
6PM Coffee Fellowship

6:30 PM Worship Service
Worship Music: Laureen Naik
Speaker: Rev. Brown Naik