"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.
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
______________________________________________________
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.
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