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Jude 23 reads: snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear — hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

Can you go to New York without first leaving Washington, DC?  No.  Like wise, there is no acceptance of Christ without leaving sin.  Will we sin?  Yes, but are we seeking to make it right?  Are we hurting for disappointing God?  Are we repenting of our sins and meaning it in our hearts?

If your best friend is walking across the street with you, but he/she isn’t paying attention to the oncoming truck that is quickly approaching, will you stop to save yourself without saying anything to your friend…allowing him/her to be run over?  Of course not.  Although you can’t control the outcome, you will scream, yell, and do everything within your power to keep your best friend from getting hit by the truck.  Well, the same concept is applicable to us as born-again believers.  God has called us to be rescue workers.  The church is God’s fire brigade!  Although we are not responsible for the salvation of our fellow man, it is our duty to spread the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour.  Their outcome isn’t in our hands, but we must scream, yell, testify, be a witness and example, and more to keep them from spending eternity in Hell.  God loved us enough to give his only begotten son.  Pulling one another out of the fire is the least we can do, but it’s also what God expects from us. 

This sermon on Sunday was amazing.  Thank you Pastor Joyce for your continued excellence in delivering God’s uncompromised word to us.  We appreciate your love, committment, and time to your studies and to this church as a whole.  We love you!

It’s that time again!!!  Coming up on this Saturday July 28th, is our Women’s Homeless Shelter Ministry.  Come one…come all.  Get involved in the Ministry of Outreach!  For more information, please call or e-mail us to find out how you can be part of it.

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About My Father’s Business Outreach Ministries / 411 New York Avenue, N.E.  Washington, D.C. 20002 / (202) 548-7555 / amfbgrace@yahoo.com

Sunday July 8th, there was a sermon entitled, “A Shriveled Hand Healed; A Shriveled Heart Rejected”.  Mark Chapter 3 verses 1-6 was the focus.  The Saviour met a man with a shriveled hand…How many of us today have shriveled spirits that are warped inside?  Apply this question to the backslider.  Remember when your hand of faith was strong?  Remember when you came to worship within a house of prayer?  Well truly, is a church really a chruch if Christ is not the sincere focus…if He isn’t in the midst?  Many one time believers are migrating away from the church and downplaying it’s importance.  Do you come to church with anticipation of what God has in store for you?  Remember folks, church was originally God’s idea…it wasn’t something that was conceived of by man in the first place.  So, who are we to tear asunder?  We are not in a position to be saved or delivered if we don’t profess the need for Jesus in every area in our lives!

We praise God for the baptism that took place after that impactful sermon.

Each and every Tuesday evening, the Men’s Shelter Ministry takes place.  If you are interested in participating in this life altering ministry, please see Pastor Joyce.

Our Wednesday night Bible Study classes continue to be a blessing to all who attend.  The Gospel transformation series continues to enlighten and enrich.  (Luke 9:23) Jesus said to them all, “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”

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About My Father’s Business Outreach Ministries / 411 New York Avenue, N.E.  Washington, D.C.  20002 / (202) 548-7555 / amfbgrace@yahoo.com 

Sunday’s sermon was titled Spiritually Blind.  II Kings 6:8-17 gave us an awesome reference point for this preached word.  Points that were touched on:  1) There are unseen realities all around us.  Just because we can’t see the air, doesn’t mean it’s not there to breathe.  2) Most men are blinded by these realities.  3) It is the Lord alone who can give us new vision.  4) Spiritual vision might be giving an answer to prayer.  5) Open eyes bring rest and contentment.  

In various situations and when Christians are waiting on their breakthrough, they often say, “I’m just waiting on the Lord.”  What does that really mean?  Do you sit still…twiddling your thumbs?  Are you stagnant and non-progressive while expecting your blessing to appear?  We should definitly wait on the Lord and He will direct our paths.  Too often, we do things our own way and fail to heed to what God is trying to show us.  BUT, as we wait on the Lord, we need to continue working in the meantime…working toward building the kingdom in any way we can.  We often want the fullness of the blessing(s) without doing our job.  This is because many of us, no matter how much we proclaim our faith, are still looking through the eyes of unbelief.  When we are shown biblical example of how we should deal with certain situations, we tend to look at the people in those biblical examples as superhuman or being above our capability to follow God.  Remember, (James 5:17) Elijah was a man just like us.  So were countless others.  We must keep in that in mind as well as the fact that nothing is done or thought in darkness because God knows all.  We have to work on completely surrendering to, trusting, and believing God.

We were privledged to be able to partake of communion as well.  Symbolically eating of the body of Christ and symbolically drinking of His blood which was shed for our sins. 

    

Let us not forget the delicious Love Feast dinners that were served directly after service.  So yummy, we just about ran out of food.  We thank the Usher board for their consistency in making our 1st Sunday’s so delightfully tasty!

Due to the 4th of July holiday, we did not have Bible Study class on Wednesday evening.  We are hopeful that the break didn’t give anyone the idea that they didn’t still need to feed themselves with the Word and prayer.  When we are away from our fellow church family who tends to keep us strong and accountable in the Lord, let’s make it our priority to engulf ourselves in reading our Bible and praying. 

Tomorrow, we have a total of eight baptisms scheduled to take place.  We haven’t had any baptisms since our joyous Easter service.  So, we exhalt the name of Christ for another chance to do it all again.  As each person is submerged, lallow them to be an inspiration to you in your walk with the most high.  Let’s take it upon ourselves to renew our commitments to God and be steadfast to His will.

Until we meet again.

About My Father’s Business Outreach Ministries / 411 New York Avenue / Washington, D.C. 20011 / (202) 548-7555 

From our hearts to yours…

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!