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Getting the Word Out
Blessing Agape House
CHRIST THE KING CHURCH >> ROCHESTER, NH
LIFE CHURCH >> UNION, MO
CKC is Getting the Word Out! Since May of this year, Christ the King Church has taken out unique weekly ads in a local newspaper that reaches over 20,000 homes a week. The GodSpot, as it has been dubbed internally, also appears monthly in two smaller community newspapers, reaching an additonal 12,000 homes.
Agape House, a local Christian outreach ministry, operates one of the only food pantries along the I-44 corridor between St. Louis and Springfield, MO. After learning of their $10,600 budget shortfall due to rising fuel cost, the leadership team at Life Church heard God call the church to take action. A special offering was taken up, and a rummage sale and BBQ were planned. After many hours of organization and physical labor, all the efforts were rewarded as the sale was a huge success. Church members engaged with people they otherwise never would have spoken to, and Life Church was able to bless Agape House with a check for $5,000.
Newfrontiers-USA churches, church plants and pioneering efforts are currently working in 13 states.
A church member recently spoke with a local homeless shelter volunteer who, upon learning that the member was from Christ the King Church, eagerly asked “Are you the ones who publish the weekly articles in the newspaper?” When it was confirmed that we did, she continued, “I have just had the worst two months of my life. I look for your article every week and am greatly encouraged by them. I even cut out and save each article.”
BAPTISM
The summer was not all work. We enjoyed gathering as a community by doing Summer Fun events. Our final event was a party to send off two young ladies to serve on the Frontier Year Team. This event was capped off by baptizing two new believers! What a summer!
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The school now wants Journey Church to be involved in the life of the school. Previously the school was hostile to the idea of a church using the facility. Everything changed by showing Christ's Love in a practical way. We have our sights set on the local fire station next!
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LIVING HOPE CHURCH >> ST. JOSEPH, MO On Sunday September 14th, we celebrated in Joetown. We had six baptisms that day and were filled with guests there to praise God and watch as people committed themselves in obedience to Christ. I (Mike Sandusky) had the privilege of being baptized on that day (about time!). I also had the privilege of baptizing my good friend Dillon whose life has been changed by Jesus in the last year. Stephanie, a young girl who just happened to come with Dillon to our Maryville campus two months ago, was also baptized that day and her family has been coming to Living Hope regularly ever since! God is good, and He is capturing hearts and families. There is plenty to celebrate in St. Joe!
ONE OF SIX BAPTISMS ON SEPTEMBER 14TH
However, when Jesus and the disciples get away, they are confronted with a large crowd of people who seem to have discovered their vacation destination.
One Church, Two Locations JUBILEE CHURCH >> ST. LOUIS, MO Things have been in full swing in St. Louis with Jubilee’s Wentzville location launching regular Sunday services in September. There is a real sense that we are one church meeting in two locations. God’s faithfulness to multiply our efforts is amazing. Literally, as seats from our Wentzville families opened up in the City, they were filled more than double what was sent. Our attendance with the two locations has grown from around the 180 range to nearly 300 in the last twelve months! These new faces joining the community have created a buzz of excitement. Along with growth we are experiencing an increase in physical healings, as well as new conversions. In both locations God is giving Jubilee a reputation for having a positive impact in our surrounding communities. In the near future God will unlock more opportunities to serve those around us.
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must confess that I identify with the father of this child: I believe; help my unbelief!
Sometimes we enter the story at this place: “I do believe! …Help my unbelief!” It seems that both faith and doubt circle the heart in an Jesus feels compassion because the people are hungry. He shocks the disciples by saying “You yourselves give them something to eat” (Mark internal struggle. This father battles. He wants faith to win the struggle, but his faith seems to lose when facing his reality-induced doubts. “I do 6:37). Jesus invites the disciples to get involved in feeding the 5,000. Howbelieve!” he cries and then, “Help my unbelief.” ever, their physical resources are not even remotely adequate for the great need. Jesus already knew that they did not have the resources. He told the Jesus accepts his statement because above all else, God doesn’t want our disciples to feed the 5,000 in order that they might know Him as the God pretense; He wants our honesty. He listens to honesty because doubts are who works with us supernaturally when we present not the same as refusing to believe. the little we have to Him in faith. It would be a WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR LITTLE lesson on the power of faith. That day when the father of a demon-possessed When we look at our little resources (gifts, money, talents, age), we are sometimes paralyzed with the apparent realities before us. Doubt seems to overwhelm faith. It brings a sense of hopeless weakness; yet faith is an action word. Faith leads to energy and movement, and is evidenced by obedience to Jesus’ commands.
It's amazing that we are passing the one-year mark of Journey Church’s launch. We started with a small team and have grown to an average attendance of 65. Journey has been consistently feeding the homeless and reaching out to needy families. During a prayer time, Jesus dropped the idea of reaching out to the staff of the school we meet in. Margi Tipton prepared two baskets of goodies weighing over 75 pounds each to give to the teachers and staff. They were flabbergasted! No one had ever done anything like that for them. We then approached the head custodian and asked who at the school needed help. He introduced us to the library staff who needed assistance numbering and stamping new textbooks. We gathered several Journey team members who stamped and numbered a thousand books for the library in just five hours. The library coordinator was near tears as she surveyed all that was done.
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John the Baptist has been executed. Jesus is in need of a rest. It is time for a break, fresh thought, and prayer. Jesus takes his disciples away for a short vacation.
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I BELIEVE, HELP MY UNBELIEF
Abundant Grace Church is a family of transformed people helping to change our world. Over the summer we put legs to these words by engaging in building our church community and serving our city.
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Throughout the summer we were involved in picking up trash in the neighborhood, baking cookies and serving Fort Scott Community College students by helping them move into the dorms. We also helped low income families bring their property up to code by joining area churches in a Neighborhood Blitz.
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RUMMAGE SALE TO BENEFIT AGAPE HOUSE
ABUNDANT GRACE >> FORT SCOTT, KS
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RESOURCES (GIFTS, MONEY, TALENTS, AGE), WE ARE SOMETIMES PARALYZED WITH THE APPARENT REALITIES BEFORE US. DOUBT SEEMS TO OVERWHELM FAITH. IT BRINGS A
boy feels helpless and hopeless, he turns to Jesus and says, “The evil spirit often makes him fall into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us. Do something if you can” (vs. 22).
Jesus responds with, “What do you mean if?” “I do believe!” cries the man, “Help me overcome FAITH IS AN ACTION WORD. FAITH LEADS my doubts!” The man is not refusing to believe or Everything seemed impossible in light of Jesus’ resisting Jesus, and because of this, Jesus command to feed the hungry crowd. The place was TO ENERGY AND MOVEMENT... doesn’t rebuke him. He helps him in a miraculous desolate and it was late. Two major issues arose: fashion. He frees the man’s son from the terrible time was not adequate and resources did not exist. evil forces that are destroying him. It is the issue we all face: great needs and inadequate resources. Faith is required when faced with such a dilemma. Jesus’ command was clear: When we are faced with great personal challenges, we are all too aware of “You yourselves give them something to eat.” By looking at the disciples’ our lack of resources. However, this really isn’t the issue. The issue is who response, it is evident that a battle of faith and doubt was taking place, with or what has our attention. We don’t deny the obvious or pretend. We do doubt seeming to carry the day. what this father did, “looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our
SENSE OF HOPELESS WEAKNESS; YET
Mark 9:14-29 describes another situation of equal desperation. It’s a story about a dad and his demon-possessed son. When asked for help, Jesus said to the desperate father “all things are possible for one who believes” (vs. 23). Immediately the father said, “I believe; help my unbelief” (vs. 24). I
faith” (Heb 12:2). Such a view will dissolve doubts and bring us into the realm where “all things are possible” (Mark 9:23). Now let’s go and give our needy world “something to eat”!
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