Monday, March 25, 2019

Dependability


CitP blog, 3-24-19, Dependability vs Inconsistency

     A gorgeous day with beautiful sunshine, great temperatures, and a large turnout…amen! A very diversified group also…
     Once more the new phone app, SayHi, turned out to be a great help in communicating with some who speak very little or no English. Amazing!
     The handout for discussion and carry-home Truth was about “Dependability vs Inconsistency.” A good study. In fact, so well received we ran out of copies and some were asking for more to take to friends. Amen.
     There was one very sad word brought to the group by Greg (remember the guy on the bicycle?). He told us that a friend of CitP who hadn’t been in a while told him this past week that another guy who had been a faithful participant almost ever since we started in September, 2015, had a heart attack and passed away recently. I had many moments of personal contact with this man. He had a love for the Lord. He had been a guest in our home, eating with us. I will miss Bobby.
     Check out the blog and the new website (addresses below). And thank you for your prayers and support!
     I am heading to 9 Flags Coffee Roasters’ Monday night bible study in a short while…they provide gourmet coffee for the park ministry. Thank God for them and pray for them, please.

The handout…
     DEPENDABILITY vs Inconsistency.
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much”
Luke 16:10
Make no mistake about it, God declares the result of being dependable, and the result of being inconsistent. Dependability in small assignments (jobs) is the prerequisite (forerunner) for larger responsibilities.
God evaluates our work. Will He say to us, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant”?
God looks to see if our hearts are purposed to do His will, no matter the requirement.
Being dependable speaks of our having a great reverence for God.
Being dependable speaks of our having a heart attitude of faithfulness.
Being dependable speaks of our being in harmony with the heart and mind of God.
Being dependable speaks of our dealing wisely with resources entrusted to us.
Being dependable communicates to others that we are healthy and have energy.
Being dependable is being truthful in that we say or do.
Being dependable will result in our being given greater responsibilities.
A dependable person will be protected by the Lord.
“O love the LORD, all ye saints:
for the LORD preserveth (guards, protects) the faithful.”
Psalm 31:23

The source of power for Dependability: God knows the power does not reside in us (humanly speaking), but comes from Him (abiding in us). It is through His faithfulness through us that we can be faithful and dependable to others. The Apostle Paul learned this…
“God said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will I (Paul) rather glory in my infirmities,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,
in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake:
for when I am weak, then am I strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Do we believe God? Do we trust God? Do we expect God to do what He says He will do?

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Monday, March 18, 2019

Decisiveness


Christ In The Park blog, 3-17-19, Decisiveness

     Today we had the best weather we have had in a long time, and the lowest turnout. Guess everyone found some work to do. Well, amen.
     We did have a wonderful conversation with one of the older regulars. He doesn’t speak much English, but with a new app on our phones (SayHi) translation and communication has reached a new level! Check out that app…
     The handout for the day was really good. Once again, Bill Gothard’s Character study from past years proved to be very helpful…

DECISIVENESS vs Double-Mindedness
Now then fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in Truth:
…serve ye the LORD…choose you this day whom ye will serve…
but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Joshua 24:14-15

Decisiveness is choosing to do what is right based on accurate facts, wise counsel, and clearly
     defined goals.
Decisiveness begins with choosing whom we will serve with our lives.
Decisiveness involves keeping our focus on the destination, rather than on distractions.
Decisiveness does not let circumstances and others keep us from making right decisions.
Decisiveness involves making little decisions now which help determine big decisions later on.

The greatest hindrance to decisiveness is double-mindedness.
Do you seek wise counsel before making a decision?
Have you made a commitment to do what is right, regardless of the cost?

A double-minded man is unstable is all his ways…
James 1:8

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:
but he that heareth unto counsel is wise.
Proverbs 12:15

Hear counsel, and receive instruction,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Proverbs 19:20

“Difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord’s will, whatever it may be.”
George Muller



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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries
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Monday, March 11, 2019

3-10-19 was a special day

Christ at the Park, 3-10-19, yielded some surprising moments. In addition to one being a regular who brings his blower over BEFORE any of us show around 10am and he blows off debris and dust/dirt from the pavilion floor, two came who had not been there in a long time. Turns out they had both gotten jobs of their initiative to do whatever they could and been working Sunday mornings. Well, amen.

The topic for the handout and discussion this week was featuring "Creativity vs Underachievement." Wisdom, thoughts, planning, and inventiveness were highlighted. How better can one show creativity than to initiate coming over to the park to clear the pavilion floor before everyone shows up? Or, getting out there and scrambling to get a job.

Bill Gothard's Power for True Success character book provides us with weekly studies of ways for these folks to grow in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. I thank God for bringing Bill Gothard into my life about 40 years ago!

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