Sunday Message by Herb Dean

THEME: UNITY -
MAKE MY JOY COMPLETE BY BEING OF THE SAME MIND,
MAINTAINING THE SAME LOVE,
UNITED IN SPIRIT,
INTENT ON ONE PURPOSE.
PHILIPPIANS 2:2

UNITY:
PLEASE ATTEND THE UNITY WORSHIP SERVICE, TONIGHT, 6:00 P.M.
OUR CHURCH - BILL BAKER, WORSHIP LEADER.
NURSERY PROVIDED - SEE REGINA -  IF HELPERS ARE NEEDED.
INVITE OTHERS…….

SUNDAY SCHOOL EACH SUNDAY 9:30-10:15 A.M.
HEARING AND LEARNING THE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE

YOUNG MARRIED COUPLES WILL MEET NEXT SUNDAY, 6:00 P.M.
HOME OF RICHARD & HEATHER SENTER.
ALL YOUNG MARRIED COUPLES INVITED!

HOME GROUP MEETINGS WILL NOT BE HELD TONIGHT
SO THAT EVERYONE CAN ATTEND OUR EVENING UNITY SERVICE.
(WRONG IN THE BULLETIN)

WEDNESDAY- JANUARY 27 - 7:00 P.M.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER MEETING
HELD IN THE ADULT SS CLASSROOM
THIS IS FOR EVERYONE

NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 31
MORNING SPEAKER FROM THE GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL
PRAY FOR THE SPEAKER AND COME PREPARED TO GIVE TO
THIS VERY IMPORTANT BIBLE MINISTRY.  IF YOU WISH TO
GIVE BY CHECK; MAKE OUT TO THE GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL
OR OUR CHURCH.

ACCEPTANCE - WR JANUARY CHARACTER TRAIT
(PRAISE THE LORD, OUR CITY DOES THIS!)
ACCEPTANCE MEANS TOLERATE PEOPLE OR SITUATIONS
PHILIPPIANS 2:4  - DO NOT MERELY LOOK OUT FOR YOUR OWN
INTERESTS, BUT ALSO FOR THE INTERESTS OF OTHERS!

CHILDREN’S CHURCH AND NURSERY VOLUNTEERS DURING OUR MESSAGE
NURSERY TODAY: BILL & JOYCE HUTCHERSON
JAN 31: RALPH & LINDA BIRCHFIELD

SECURITY VOLUNTEERS:
TODAY: JOSE BALLI
JAN 31: BUZZ HARRINGTON

GIVING AS GOD COMMANDS
SEE THE BULLETIN EACH WEEK FOR GIVING TOTALS

CHRISTIAN SOCIAL MINISTRY
OUR PART: PRAY, GIVE AND VOLUNTEER
CSM MINISTERS TO WR AND A LARGE SURROUNDING AREA
WITH FOOD AND CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

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HAPPY - HAPPY  BIRTHDAY TO BRO JOE SENTER
THIS TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 -
WE DO LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BRO JOE!!!

P R A Y E R
PRAY FOR OUR SERVICE TONIGHT, THOSE ATTENDING, & THE WORSHIP
LEADER - MANY PRAYER REQUESTS ON THE PRAYER LIST,
ALSO OUR CHURCH & STAFF, STREETS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
TO PRAY FOR  AND JUST MANY OTHER REQUESTS IN THE BULLETIN
BE SURE TO BE A PART OF ALL THAT IS LISTED.
NOTE: PRAYER REQUEST LEFT OFF: RANDY MILLS- RM 431 - HOUSTON
MED CENTER - MAY COME HOME SATURDAY, JAN 23.

FOR ALL OF US TO REMEMBER:
NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE; JESUS IS ONLY A PRAYER AWAY!

BEHOLD HOW GOOD AND HOW PLEASANT IT IS
FOR BROTHERS TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY   PSALM 133:1

BEING DILIGENT TO PRESERVE THE UNITY OF
THE SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PEACE   EPHESIANS 4:3

Dear friends,

It has been a while since I have written. I pray all is well with you. Things have been busy or seemingly so, and I don’t function too well in the cold. I would like to share a few thoughts with you concerning the new year. Every year I pray and ask the Lord for a word for the new year and today I am finally getting around to sharing it with my e-mail friends. I believe this will bless you.

I awakened very early one morning and I heard the words “trouble” and “double” . My first thought was, “Oh no! this is going to be a year of double trouble.” Not exactly what I wanted to hear, but when I inquired of the Lord He gave me something different. Isaiah 61:7 came to mind and I heard the Lord say, “double for your trouble.” Here are some confirming verses:

Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, and instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy will be theirs. Is.61:7

As for you also,because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to the stronghold you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you. Zech. 9:11,12

And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job 42:10  I believe there is a word in here as well. His fortunes were restored when he prayed for others. We must take our eyes off our own difficulties and intercede on be half of others. If our problems become our focus we will take our eyes off God and others and we are effectively out of the ministry.

Also, as an elder was sharing at disciple class about Bill Johnson’s message from Isaiah 45. I looked at Isaiah 45 and this part of verse one was quickened in my heart: To open before him the double doors, so that the gates will not be shut. In fact, you would do well to read the whole chapter. I have often desired to go other places and minister and yet for many years have labored in relative obscurity. I felt like the Lord was saying to me, I am opening doors for you. That is a word for someone who will read this message. The Lord is saying ,Obscurity, no more! I am releasing you and going before you opening doors and breaking away the gates of bronze and bars of iron that have kept you captive.

    For over a month now the Lord has been giving me Is. 40:31 and with that a promise of renewed strength. Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired. Is.40:31 is a promise to you. The word wait in Hebrew implies being entwined. Those who are wrapped up in Jesus will have their strength renewed and they will rise to new heights in the Spirit.

   Let me say this as a word of admonition. These words may require something of us. We must mix it with faith and take the appropriate action. The word God gave me last year was about sowing in the time of famine. There must first be a famine before we can sow during it and with the word this year there has to be trouble before you can get double for it. Now some of you have been through and the blessings are being released while others may be going into trouble shortly. Last Wednesday, I arrived early at the church to get it warmed up for our pastors’ prayer meeting only to discover that we had been broken into for the third time since Christmas. Immediately, I felt a wave of discouragement roll over me, but then I remembered the word of the Lord and began to confess it. God will be true to His word.

Finally, I would like to share something my wife received and it bore witness with me. As she looked at the number 2010 she began to think about vision and felt impressed that the Lord said He was going to give us 20/10 vision. She asked me if 20/10 vision was good and I told her it was very good. To have 20/10 means we will see things quicker and more clearly at greater distances. I see this as the ability to see the vision with greater clarity. Ted Williams, one of baseball’s all-time greats, was said to have 20/10 vision and it allowed him to pick up the rotation on a curveball a fraction earlier than someone with normal vision. That helped to make him a great hitter. We will see quicker and intercept things in the spirit.

I have great hope and expectancy for this year. Prayer over these words and where the Spirit gives witness claim them for your own. Confess them in the midst of your situation; we war with the rhema. In closing the abbreviated points are as follows:

1. Double for your trouble. Is.61:7

2. Renewal of strength. Is. 40:31

3. Doors and gates opened. Is. 45

4. 20/10 vision

Thank you for allowing me to share with you. Be exceedingly, abundantly blessed.

In His love,

Herb Dean

THEME: RESPECT AND CHERISH ALL LIFE
EACH LIFE A TREASURE TO GOD

WE CAN’T PRAISE HIM ENOUGH -
“I WILL PRAISE YOU, FOR I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE”
PSALM 139:4

TODAY - PICK UP YOUR 2009 FINANCIAL GIVING STATEMENTS
ON THE ALTAR.  ENVELOPES (IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO USE)
ARE ON THE STREET ENTRANCE BACK PEW.

SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30-10:15 A.M. EACH SUNDAY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIBLE STUDY AND DISCUSSIONS IN A SMALL GROUP

YOUNG MARRIED COUPLES MEET TONIGHT
RICHARD AND HEATHER SENTER’S HOME
111 FRIAR TUCK - WR - 923-6671.
ALL YOUNG COUPLES MORE THAN WELCOME!

HOME GROUP MEETING TONIGHT
SENTER GROUP - SENTER  HOME - 6:00 P.M.
119 MARVIN BLVD, WR 923-5211
WILSON GROUP - WILSON HOME - 6:30 P.M.
209 VALENCIA CIRCLE, CENTERVILLE - 922-2909
EVERYONE WELCOME

MONDAY  - JANUARY 18
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
MARTIN  LUTHER KING HOLIDAY

WEDNESDAY  - JANUARY 20 - 7:00 P.M.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER SERVICE
NURSERY BUILDING - ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS ROOM
REAL IMPORTANT TO ATTEND IF YOU CAN!

ACCEPTANCE - WR JANUARY CHARACTER TRAIT
MEANING: TOLERATE PEOPLE OR SITUATIONS
“AND JUST AS YOU WANT MEN TO TREAT YOU,
TREAT THEM IN THE SAME WAY.”LUKE 6:31

CHILDREN’S CHURCH AND NURSERY PROVIDED DURING THE MESSAGE:
NURSERY TODAY: DANNA DEAN & BOBBE DOUGLAS
JAN 24: BILL AND JOYCE HUTHERSON

SECURITY TODAY: SONNY ROBERTS
JAN 24: JOSE BALLI

C H R I S T I A N   S O C I A L   M I N I S T R Y
OPEN TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS - 9:30 A.M.-2:30 P.M.
PRAY FOR THIS MINISTRY
THIS PAST THURSDAY, WE HAD PEOPLE FROM
PITTS, ROCHELLE, MACON AND ALL SURROUNDING AREAS
GIVING SPIRITUAL FOOD AND CHRISTIAN COUNSEL
PRAY FOR ALL WHO COME IN - ALL WHO SERVE THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS!

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THIS COMING FRIDAY
 JANUARY 22 (NOT 20 AS IN BULLETIN)
“STAND FOR LIFE SERVICE & WALK”
PARK VEHICLES AT CENTRAL CITY PARK FROM 11-12 NOON
TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED FROM PARK TO
MACON CITY HALL WHERE SERVICE BEGINS
AT 12 NOON - THEN “SILENT WALK” BACK TO
CENTRAL CITY PARK
SPONSORED BY “SAV-A-LIFE MINISTRIES INC.

NEXT SUNDAY - JANUARY 24 - OUR CHURCH
“UNITY WORSHIP SERVICE”
TOGETHER PRAISING, GLORIFYING, WORSHIPING GOD
BILL BAKER, SPECIAL WORSHIP LEADER
NURSERY WILL BE PROVIDED - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
SEE OR CALL REGINA

WILDGAME DINNER - WILL BE HERE VERY SOON
FEB 25, 6:00 P.M. - PERRY AGRI CENTER
JEFF ALLEN - VERY POPULAR AND INSPIRING COMEDIAN; GUEST SPEAKER

P R A Y E R
BE SURE TO READ ALL PERTAINING TO PRAYER IN THE BULLETIN
EACH MEETING, REQUESTS, ETC.,  ONE SYMPATHY -
IMPORTANT THAT “WE PRAY WITHOUT CEASING” FOR EVERYTHING

Sunday Message by Herb Dean

Sunday Message by Herb Dean

Sunday Message by Herb Dean