THE VALUE OF ONE

" I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." Luke 15:10

Praise God for souls that get saved! Yesterday, our people went out for soul winning and a number of souls received Jesus Christ as their Saviour_ what a blessing! The number of people that got saved may not be thousands or hundreds, but the Lord says there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repents. Let us not lose sight of the value of one.

Let us also realize the potential of what many of us could do if we all went out together. The possibilities cannot be quantified. Therefore let us all commit our lives to the task of bringing the gospel to everyone we come in contact with. Let us pray for labourers and volunteer to enter the harvest at the same time.

Your friend,

Pastor SD Ramos

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Ministry Updates and Announcements


Friday Night Prayer Meeting - this Friday, the 31st October at 8:30 pm.




Volunteer homes - we need volunteers to host some of our guest preachers during the missions conference. Check with Pastor Sherwin for details.



Clean Up and Fix Up - we need to all work together every Saturday over the next few weeks to clean up and fix up our property in preparation for Anniversary Sunday. Pastor will announce details during the services.

SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS

"Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness; come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves, we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good, his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations." Psalm 100

The attitude of our heart is very important when it comes to ministry and service_more important than our actual activity and performance. David in the psalm above tends to make a big deal about serving the Lord with gladness and excitement, as an overflow of our devotion, gratitude and fellowship with the Lord.

We need to realize that in serving the Lord, He does not want us to feel burdened but delighted. This means that in our lives as Christians, our focus must be on our relationship with Him first, then service to him next. If we reverse the order, it becomes a burden. Then, when we are not active, if our relationship with Christ is not how it is supposed to be, we become discouraged and feel useless.

Let us come before him with gladness and singing indeed.

Your friend,

Pastor SD Ramos
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Ministry Updates and Announcements




24th-25th October - Soul winning marathon and on the 26th, Harvest Sunday.




The following are the details on the funeral service for Cindy Kruss: to be held on Monday, 20th of October 2008 at 11:00 am at Highland Baptist Church in Mittagong, NSW. Special offering for the Kruss family may be placed in the envelopes. Please mark them accordingly.



Quarterly meeting after the morning service.

STEADFAST

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."

As we seek to advance the cause of Jesus Christ, we will surely face some challenges. One such challenge is the opposition that comes from the enemy of the church _old Satan himself. Even though we know that he is a defeated foe, he surely isn't one for going down without a struggle. He is committed to causing severe difficulty on the work of God, or stopping it altogether. In his attempt to stop the work of God, Satan is resolved on utilizing every trick and tool within his employ to carry out his schemes. The sad reality is that he often uses people_even God's people_so as to confuse them, making them fight each other.

Let us be reminded that "we wrestle not against the flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Eph. 6:12) Therefore when trials comes, and I know he will, let us keep our minds clear through the word of God, and His Holy Spirit and realize that we are engaged in a spiritual battle and that the ministry is spiritual in nature.

We have not been called to accomplish anything within our power but by God's mighty power. Our simple task is to remain faithful, steadfast, unshakeable and unmoveable through the torrents of severe adversity and by God's grace, seek to abound in His work in every circumstance.

We have enjoyed rich blessings from our Father above and no doubt the devil will want to ron us of our joy in spite of that. Let us therefore purpose in our hearts that through blessings or trials, we are going to be His loyal servants, willing to abound and to suffer loss for Jesus' sake.

God bless you and have a great Sunday.

Your friend

Pastor SD Ramos

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Ministries Updates and Announcements


Congratulations to the Thomas family for the safe arrival of Mikayla Faith, born on the 9th of October 2008. Pray for Sister Nicole as she recovers from a long, hard and complicated labour. The family requests no visits just yet until Nicole regains her strength.


Cindy Kruss went home to be with the Lord on Thursday morning, 9th October 2008. She is the daughter of Peter Kruss. She was a member of Leumeah Baptist Church. Cindy served as a Sunday School teacher, superintendent and kids' ministry coordinator. We give our heartfelt sympathy to Peter and Maureen Kruss. Cindy will surely be missed and will never be forgotten.