Hello Grace Church Family and Friends,
Last evening Cheryl and I had the wonderful privilege of attending our first HOPE IS ALIVE Graduation Ceremony. Our brother and friend Cameron Moore graduated from HIA after 18 months in the program for addictions. It was amazing hearing about the overall program and the requirements that Cameron had to meet. His brothers there played at major role in his success. Everyone was blessed as Cameron testified to the work of God in his life. Cheryl and I will never forget it. Thank you all for supporting such a powerful ministry located “in our backyard” near Grace Church. Your Faith Promise Missions giving plays a key role in what HIA is able to do here in our community. THANK YOU FOR GIVING!
Tomorrow’s message is “Living Out Godly Wisdom” from James 3:13-18. I feel like I get a black eye each week as I prepare Sunday’s message. Your prayers get me through! That’s not an overstatement!!! James is taking us on a faith journey. Weekly he encourages us to live out our faith. Tomorrow’s message describes the fruit of spiritual maturity. Wisdom is expressed in how we live our lives on a daily basis. Jesus modeled godly wisdom for us. Jesus was godly wisdom enrobed in human flesh. I normally walk away with a limp from the teachings of James. At the same time, I believe I am a better Christian because of it.
Join me in prayer for our services in the morning. Just a few minutes ago I joined Missionary Rick Via in prayer over the telephone. He was on his way to preach for a pastor friend a couple of hours away from his home. Rick is a missionaries’ missionary! He’s our ENGAGE speaker for 2023. Our prayer time was a huge blessing to me. Rick’s desire to see people saved moves me to a greater love for souls. If possible, gather your family and ask the Lord to pour out showers of blessings upon us. He’ll do it!!!
Sunday’s Bible study begins at 9:45AM. Our nursery is available, and there is a class for everyone. Come on in and join a class. You’ll be encouraged by what you hear. You’ll even make a new friend or two. Cheryl and I will see you in the morning. God bless you… you are loved!
Mike and Cheryl <><
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Mike Mitchell says:
July 9, 2023 at 12:53 pmIt’s real good what you’re doing here with Hope is Alive. At the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve were made in his image and likeness it says, but all of that changed at the Incident of Forbidden Fruit and Sin entered the physical realm. The Human gene pool up until this time was still pure and in his image, but once Sin came; the wheels in the Circle of Life were set in motion and the sin of addiction and the science of addictive human cell growth began and spread through our reproductive family genetics to where In the year 2023 addiction cells or human cell makeup exists in nearly all of us. Some of that will be stronger in some genetic lines than in others, depending on the amount and history of substance use that takes place in a particular family. All the way back to Abraham’s times where it is recorded of his enebriations before God and even later to the days when Nero burned Rome blaming it on the Christian insurrectionists do we see the Intoxicating effects of Addiction and Use, and it’s Insanity upon our lives. May ALL of us choose to live a Sober Life in the eyes of our creator, and for those who can’t, may we be able to help them along the way! It is…a worthy endeavor!